1) Read the directive posted linked as image. If you were a nursing home director, how would you interpret what the governor was ordering or stating? 2) What are your impressions about governor Cuomo's attempt to justify his actions, based on the press brief,  NY Post article, and May 10th order reversal? 3) What should the NY Public Health Department have done, or clarified, instead?

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Please watch the videos and read the news article to answer the questions below

video 1: 

https://youtu.be/ZBlR05tDCbI?si=n6uK5-Y3-QH_2qd_

video 2: 

https://youtu.be/bLBr8-VM4oM?si=_DHCQFabeVrppFHX

news report:

https://www.daily-times.com/story/news/2019/08/05/gold-king-mine-spill-affecting-new-mexico-4-years-later/1926369001/

Please answer the question below after viewing the video and reading the news article above

1) Read the directive posted linked as image. If you were a nursing home director, how would you interpret what the governor was ordering or stating?

2) What are your impressions about governor Cuomo's attempt to justify his actions, based on the press brief,  NY Post article, and May 10th order reversal?

3) What should the NY Public Health Department have done, or clarified, instead?

NEW YORK Department
of Health
STATE OF
OPPORTUNITY.
ANDREW M. CUOMO
Governor
DATE:
TO:
FROM:
HOWARD A. ZUCKER, M.D., J.D.
Commissioner
March 25, 2020
Nursing Home Administrators, Directors of Nursing, and Hospital Discharge Planners
New York State Department of Health
SALLY DRESLIN, M.S., R.N.
Executive Deputy Commissioner
Advisory: Hospital Discharges and Admissions to Nursing Homes
Please distribute immediately to:
Nursing Home Administrators, Directors of Nursing, Directors of Social Work, Hospital
Discharge Planners
COVID-19 has been detected in multiple communities throughout New York State. There is an urgent
need to expand hospital capacity in New York State to be able to meet the demand for patients with
COVID-19 requiring acute care. As a result, this directive is being issued to clarify expectations for
nursing homes (NHS) receiving residents returning from hospitalization and for NHS accepting new
admissions.
Hospital discharge planning staff and NHs should carefully review this guidance with all staff directly
involved in resident admission, transfer, and discharges.
During this global health emergency, all NHs must comply with the expedited receipt of residents
returning from hospitals to NHs. Residents are deemed appropriate for return to a NH upon a
determination by the hospital physician or designee that the resident is medically stable for return.
Hospital discharge planners must confirm to the NH, by telephone, that the resident is medically
stable for discharge. Comprehensive discharge instructions must be provided by the hospital prior to
the transport of a resident to the NH.
No resident shall be denied re-admission or admission to the NH solely based on a confirmed or
suspected diagnosis of COVID-19. NHS are prohibited from requiring a hospitalized resident who is
determined medically stable to be tested for COVID-19 prior to admission or readmission.
Information for healthcare providers on COVID-19 is readily available on the New York State
Department of Health public website at https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/information-healthcare-
providers. As always, standard precautions must be maintained, and environmental cleaning made a
priority, during this public health emergency.
Critical personal protective equipment (PPE) needs should be immediately communicated to your local
Office of Emergency Management, with the appropriate information provided at the time of request.
Requests MUST include:
o Type and quantity of PPE by size;
o Point of contact at the requesting facility or system;
o Delivery location;
o Date request is needed to be filled by; AND
o Record of pending orders.
Thank you for your ongoing support and cooperation in responding to COVID-19. General questions or
comments about this advisory can be sent to covidnursinghomeinfo@health.ny.gov.
Empire State Plaza, Corning Tower, Albany, NY 12237 | health.ny.gov
Transcribed Image Text:NEW YORK Department of Health STATE OF OPPORTUNITY. ANDREW M. CUOMO Governor DATE: TO: FROM: HOWARD A. ZUCKER, M.D., J.D. Commissioner March 25, 2020 Nursing Home Administrators, Directors of Nursing, and Hospital Discharge Planners New York State Department of Health SALLY DRESLIN, M.S., R.N. Executive Deputy Commissioner Advisory: Hospital Discharges and Admissions to Nursing Homes Please distribute immediately to: Nursing Home Administrators, Directors of Nursing, Directors of Social Work, Hospital Discharge Planners COVID-19 has been detected in multiple communities throughout New York State. There is an urgent need to expand hospital capacity in New York State to be able to meet the demand for patients with COVID-19 requiring acute care. As a result, this directive is being issued to clarify expectations for nursing homes (NHS) receiving residents returning from hospitalization and for NHS accepting new admissions. Hospital discharge planning staff and NHs should carefully review this guidance with all staff directly involved in resident admission, transfer, and discharges. During this global health emergency, all NHs must comply with the expedited receipt of residents returning from hospitals to NHs. Residents are deemed appropriate for return to a NH upon a determination by the hospital physician or designee that the resident is medically stable for return. Hospital discharge planners must confirm to the NH, by telephone, that the resident is medically stable for discharge. Comprehensive discharge instructions must be provided by the hospital prior to the transport of a resident to the NH. No resident shall be denied re-admission or admission to the NH solely based on a confirmed or suspected diagnosis of COVID-19. NHS are prohibited from requiring a hospitalized resident who is determined medically stable to be tested for COVID-19 prior to admission or readmission. Information for healthcare providers on COVID-19 is readily available on the New York State Department of Health public website at https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/information-healthcare- providers. As always, standard precautions must be maintained, and environmental cleaning made a priority, during this public health emergency. Critical personal protective equipment (PPE) needs should be immediately communicated to your local Office of Emergency Management, with the appropriate information provided at the time of request. Requests MUST include: o Type and quantity of PPE by size; o Point of contact at the requesting facility or system; o Delivery location; o Date request is needed to be filled by; AND o Record of pending orders. Thank you for your ongoing support and cooperation in responding to COVID-19. General questions or comments about this advisory can be sent to covidnursinghomeinfo@health.ny.gov. Empire State Plaza, Corning Tower, Albany, NY 12237 | health.ny.gov
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