COVID-19

Below are two resources PMC is providing to businesses to use in our community.
                       PMC UPDATE
  • If you have a fever, cough, shortness of breath or feel you have recently been exposed to COVID-19 please call   772-5788 before entering the facility.
  • PMC is now screening all patients, visitors and staff entering the facility.
  • There are no visitors at PMC at this time.
  • If you have questions about your billing or would like to make a payment, you do not have to come to the medical center. For assistance you can call the Business Office at 772-4291, option 1 or call our Third party Vendor at 855-218-7420.
  • PMC is doing daily briefings with managers, Erin Micheal, PHN, Sandy Dixson, Borough Emergency Manager and Erica Kludt-Painter, PSD Superintendent
  • We will be cancelling all Specialty Clinics and Visiting Physician Clinics.
  • Health fair Blood Draws and The 2020 Health Fair will be postponed. 
           Free Influenza Immunization   
             We will be offering FREE flu vaccines at PMC
    Why is everyone bringing up influenza in the context of                                               COVID-19?
  •  We are in the middle of influenza season, and influenza and COVID-19 are both respiratory illnesses that can cause hospitalization and death.
  •  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that about 8% of the U.S. population gets the flu every year, resulting in hundreds of thousands of hospitalizations and tens of thousands of deaths.
  •   Flu symptoms are similar to COVID-19 symptoms and require similar resources.
  •   Our health care system will be better able to manage a COVID-19 outbreak if we have fewer flu cases. 
  • ​ Therefore, everyone over six months of age should get their annual flu vaccine if they haven’t already done so.
  • ​Seasonal influenza activity typically continues into April or May.
Our priority is the health, safety, and wellbeing of our residents, staff and family members.  We are taking the following steps to help prevent respiratory illnesses from entering our building:
  • Ensuring our residents and staff are immunized against the flu.  100% of the residents and  staff providing care to residents have received their flu shot this year.
  • Focusing on excellent hand hygiene and cough etiquette.
  • Encouraging early use of personal protective equipment like masks and gloves.
  • Actively screening residents for signs of respiratory illnesses.
  • Actively screening staff and visitors for exposure to COVID-19, recent travel history, and signs of respiratory infections, including taking a temperature at least once a day.
  • Reinforcing sick leave policies.
  • Asking visitors to wash their hands with soap and water prior to entering LTC.
  • Discouraging and limiting visitors to LTC.  We love having visitors but ask that you postpone any non-essential visits to LTC.  
  • Exploring alternative ways to allow residents to connect with the family and friends…phone calls, facetime, skype etc.
  • Encourage essential visits to be held in the resident’s room rather than in common areas.
 These are the first steps in keeping our residents safe.  There are additional precautions that we will take when we are notified of the first case of COVID-19 in Alaska.  Please feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns and thank you for supporting our efforts
Addition Resources:
http://dhss.alaska.gov/dph/Epi/id/Pages/COVID-19/default.aspx
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
​https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019
​https://www.kfsk.org/2020/03/17/influenza-immunizations-and-covid-19-information/
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