Renown Health Adds Proactive Level of Protection to Address COVID-19
Deployable Medical Structure at Renown Regional Erected as Precautionary Measure
WHAT:
As wecontinueourplanningand preparationfortheimpactofCOVID-19,RenownHealthnowhasan alternatecare site – a deployable medical facility to serve as an additional respiratory illness evaluation and screeningcenter for Emergency Room patients at Renown Regional. Media is invited to tour the tent before it opens andlearn more about how Renown Health physicians and staff are prepared to ensure the safety of patients, staffand our community. It’s important to note there are no confirmed COVID-19 cases at Renown at this time. Thisdeployable medical structure is simply a precautionary measure and adds a proactive level of protection ifneeded because Renown is committed to doing everything possible to protect patients, staff and communitymembers.
WHEN AND WHERE:
Thursday,March12at1p.m.intheparking lot outside theRenownRegionalMedicalCenterEmergencyRoomat 1155 Mill St, Reno, NV. All media must be escorted on hospital property. Mill Street Parking is mostconvenient.
WHY:
Duetoincreasinglevels ofrespiratoryillness inourcommunity,as awaytomanageinflux and limit theexposure between individuals suspected of having respiratory illness and patients and care providers in otherareas of the hospital, Renown Health worked with the State Public Health Preparedness to request a deployablemedical facility through the Washoe County Emergency Manager. REMSA, the Reno Fire Department andRenown staff also play an integral role in setting up the tent and getting it ready with appropriate supplies. Thisproactive step to separate patients with symptoms of respiratory illness who need emergency medical care willprotectpatients intheEmergencyDepartmentandotherareas ofthehospital.Transmissionofrespiratoryillness from patient to patient is not the only concern as healthcare workers can get sick, too. This is aprecautionarystepRenown is takingasawaywecanfurtherhelp protectpatients,staff andcommunity.
Renown Regional Medical Center is the only certified Level II (2) trauma center between Sacramento, CA andSalt Lake City, UT. We receive and care for critically-ill and injured patients from as close as our Reno-Tahoebackyard andasfarawayasMammothLakes,CA,aswellasdistant rurallocationsacrossnorthernand centralNevada. Additionally, Renown Regional Medical Center has successfully been re-verified as a Level II traumacenterthrough Feb.11, 2023fromtheAmericanCollegeof Surgeons,continuing 30yearsof certification.
Renown Regional Medical Center has also been awarded the The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval®for Hospital Accreditation based on compliance with hospital standards related to emergency management,environmentof care,infectionprevention andcontrol,leadership andmedicationmanagement.
Renown’sRoseview,SierraandCardiacIntensiveCareUnitshaveeachbeenawardedaBeaconAwardofExcellence from the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) based on patient outcomes thatexceednationalbenchmarks.Renownhastheonlyintensivecare unitsawardedthisdistinctioninNevada.
WHAT TODOIFYOU AREEXPERIENCINGRESPIRATORYORINFLUENZA-LIKEILLNESSOR POSSIBLESYMPTOMSOFCOVID-19: Renownisencouragingpeopletouse onlinetoolsfirst,suchas virtualvisits covered by many insurance companies, including Teladoc, for those insured by Renown’s health plan,Hometown Health. Renown Medical Group patients may also call the Respiratory Health screening line, freeand available24/7at775-982-5000
Forup-to-dateinformationonRenown’sapproachtokeepingourcommunitysafe,visitour websiteat https://www.renown.org/covid-19/.
AboutRenownHealth
Renown Health is a locally governed and locally owned, not-for-profit integrated healthcare network serving northernNevada, Lake Tahoe and northeast California. Renown is one of the region’s largest private employers with a workforce ofmore than 7,000. It comprises three acute care hospitals, a rehabilitation hospital, the area’s most comprehensive medicalgroupandurgentcarenetwork,andtheregion’slargestandonlylocallyownednot-for-profitinsurancecompany,HometownHealth. Renown has a long tradition and commitment to continually improve the care and the health of our community. Formoreinformation,visit renown.org.
