COVID-19: Information for Providers
NYC Health Alerts and Advisories
- Health Alert #25: Heat Event July 26, 2020 to July 27, 2020: Help Prevent Heat-Related Illness and Death (PDF, July 25)
- Health Advisory #20: Updated Guidance for Health Care Personnel on Personal Protective Equipment for COVID-19 and Work Restrictions Following Exposure (PDF, June 25)
- Health Advisory #18: COVID-19 Test and Trace Operations Begin In New York City (PDF, June 2)
- Health Advisory #17: Advise Patients When to Seek Essential Care and Plan to Expand In-Person Patient Services (PDF, May 29)
- Health Advisory #16: Updated Reporting Requirements for Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Associated with COVID-19 (Formerly Pediatric Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome) (PDF, May 18)
- Health Alert #12: New York City Public Health Laboratory Now Accepting Nasal Swabs and Saliva Specimens for COVID-19 Testing (PDF, April 27)
- Health Alert #11: Current Status of SARS-CoV-2 Serologic Testing (PDF, April 22)
For more alerts and advisories, visit the Health Alert Network Archive.
Webinars
Next NYC COVID-19 Provider Webinar
Date/Time: Friday, August 21, at 1 p.m.
Registration: Register through WebEx
Recent Webinars
- August 7: Getting Ready for Flu Season; Flu Vaccination and Citywide Immunization Registry Reporting; Express Testing Sites
- Slides (PDF)
- August 5: Competency Training and Best Practices for Preventing COVID-19 Spread in Adult Housing and Care Facilities
- Slides (PDF)
- July 24: Update on Epidemiology of COVID-19 in New York City; Improving Data for a Better Public Health Response to COVID-19
- Slides (PDF)
- July 13: Infectious Disease Society of New York COVID-19 Webinar
- Slides (PDF)
- July 10: Update on Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children in New York City; Supporting Older Adults Who Live at Home: Care and Resources
- Slides (PDF)
- June 26: Safer Sex and COVID-19; Preventing Heat-Related Illness During the COVID-19 Pandemic; Domestic Violence and Intimate Partner Violence
- Slides (PDF)
- June 23: COVID-19 Case Investigation and Contact Investigation in Residential Congregate Settings in NYC
- Slides (PDF)
- June 19: GetFood NYC: Overview of the COVID-19 Emergency Food Delivery Program (canceled)
- Slides (PDF)
- June 12: Epidemiology of COVID-19 in NYC; How to Access Hotels for COVID-19 Cases and Contacts
- Slides (PDF)
- June 10: PPE Purchasing Capacity Building for Providers
- Slides (PDF)
- June 5: An Overview of NYC’s Trace Program; Expanding Outpatient Practices During COVID-19
- Slides (PDF)
- May 29: Sequelae of COVID-19; Post-hospital Care
- Slides (PDF)
- May 22: MIS-C; Pregnancy, Reproductive Health and Intimate Partner Violence
- Slides (PDF)
- May 15: MIS-C
- Slides (PDF)
- May 8: MIS-C; Coagulopathy; Laboratory Testing
- Slides (PDF)
- April 24: Health Equity
- Slides (Summary) (PDF)
- Slides (Health Equity) (PDF)
- April 17: Providers of Mental Health, Substance Use and Intellectual and Developmental Disability Services
- Slides (PDF)
New York State COVID-19 Webinars
CME Accreditation Statement for Joint Providership
NYC Health + Hospitals is accredited by The Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Webinars have been planned and implemented in accordance with the Accreditation Requirements and Policies of the MSSNY through the joint providership of NYC Health + Hospitals and the NYC Department of Health. NYC Health + Hospitals designates this continuing medical education activity for a maximum of one AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Dear Colleague Newsletters
- Restoring Outpatient Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic (PDF, July 20)
- Health Inequities and COVID-19 (PDF, June 23)
- COVID-19 Updates on Pediatric Care and Health Care Workers’ Self-Care (PDF, June 3)
- COVID-19 Updates on Treatment Guidance, Coagulopathy and Silent Hypoxia (PDF, May 15)
- COVID-19 Updates on Race, Ethnicity and COVID-19 (PDF, May 5)
- COVID-19 Updates on Addressing Mental Health, Anosmia and Dysgeusia (PDF, April 21)
- COVID-19 Updates on Face Coverings and Obstetric Care (PDF, April 13)
- COVID-19 Updates on Testing, Social Distancing, Telemedicine, Anosmia and Dysgeusia (PDF, April 1)
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Testing
- Letter to Providers: COVID-19 Test and Trace Corps (PDF, July 7)
- Health Advisory #18: COVID-19 Test and Trace Operations Begin In New York City (PDF, June 2)
- NYC Health Advisory #15: Updated NYC Health Department Recommendations for Identifying and Testing Patients with Suspected COVID-19 (PDF, May 15)
- NYC Health Alert #12: New York City Public Health Laboratory Now Accepting Nasal Swabs and Saliva Specimens for COVID-19 Testing (PDF, April 27)
- Guidance for Clinical Laboratories Handling Specimens for COVID-19 Testing (PDF, April 17)
- Public Health Laboratory Test Request Forms
- CDC: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) — Information for Laboratories
Infection Control and Personal Protective Equipment
- Checklist for Expanding Outpatient Practices During COVID-19: Considerations and Resources (PDF, July 23)
- Guidance for Home and Community Health Care Workers (PDF, July 18)
- NYC COVID-19 Guidance for Quarantine, Isolation and Transmission-Based Precautions (PDF, June 28)
- Personal Protective Equipment and Medical Supply Companies (PDF, June 11)
- COVID-19 Outpatient Infection Control Quick Guide (PDF, May 23)
- Strategies for PPE Reuse and Extended Use (PDF, April 6)
- CDC: Infection Prevention and Control for Patients with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 in Outpatient Hemodialysis Facilities
- CDC: COVID-19 Prevention and Control in Inpatient Obstetric Health Care Settings
Health Care Workers
- Guidance for Home and Community Health Care Workers (PDF, July 18)
- Taking Care of Your Emotional Well-Being: Tips for Health Care Workers During COVID-19 (PDF)
Other Languages: Español | Русский | 繁體中文 | 简体中文 | Kreyòl ayisyen | 한국어 | বাংলা | Italiano | Polski | ײִדיש | العربية | Français | اردو | - Strategies to Promote Equitable Care by Reducing the Impacts of Implicit Bias (PDF, June 10)
- Self-Care for Health Care Workers (PDF, June 6)
- Health Advisory #20: Updated Guidance for Health Care Personnel on Personal Protective Equipment for COVID-19 and Work Restrictions Following Exposure (PDF, June 25)
- Greater NY Hospital Association: Healing, Education, Resilience and Opportunity for New York’s Frontline Workforce
Perinatal and Pediatric Care
- Recommendations for Providers Serving Patients Who Are Pregnant, Breastfeeding or With Newborns (PDF, June 4)
- Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C): Guidance for Ambulatory Care Providers (PDF, June 24)
- Health Advisory #16: Updated Reporting Requirements for Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Associated with COVID-19 (Formerly Pediatric Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome) (PDF, May 18)
Equal Access to Care
- Addressing Health Inequities in Care During COVID-19 (PDF, July 30)
- Dear Colleague: Health Inequities and COVID-19 (PDF, June 23)
- Strategies to Promote Equitable Care by Reducing the Impacts of Implicit Bias (PDF, June 10)
- U.S. Health and Human Services: Ensuring the Rights of Persons with Limited English Proficiency in Health Care During COVID-19 (PDF)
More COVID-19 Information for Providers
Additional Resources
- Help Now NYC: Volunteer or apply for health care staffing support.
- NYC REACH COVID-19 Support: Support for telehealth, patient outreach and electronic medical records for primary care clinics.
- NYS Department of Health: Novel Coronavirus Information for Providers
- CDC: COVID-19 Information for Health Care Professionals
- CDC: Caring for Patients with Underlying Conditions