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COVID-19 HOTLINE: (920) 648-7696

Feeling sick?

You can access Fort HealthCare’s e+Care 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Most visits take 15 minutes, and you’ll receive a diagnosis within 1 hour or less, saving you precious time and potentially taking a number in the waiting room. No appointments. No need to leave home, work or campus. LEARN MORE

If you are not feeling well, have flu-like symptoms, or suspect you may have been in contact with someone else who is exhibiting symptoms of the COVID-19 virus, we advise you to call your Primary Care Provider’s office to seek guidance on what steps to take.

Fort HealthCare is also be offering screenings through e+Care online health care. Due to the highly contagious nature of this disease, it is not advised that you seek care at a hospital emergency department unless you are advised to do so by your healthcare provider.

Current Hospital Visitors Policy

Interested in making a cloth face covering? Here are some guidelines and instructions:

Additional online instructions and patterns:

Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin: Hand-Sewn Mask Instructions
MakeFaceMasks: https://makefacemasks.com/
The Turban Project: https://turbanproject.com/patterns
SewGoodGoods.org: https://www.sewgoodgoods.org/face-mask-covid-19
Deaconess Health System: How to and a video
Providence Health System: How to and video
YouTube: How to sew a simple Fabric Face Mask
Allina Health: How to make a facemask
Joan Glass: Face Mask Directions
Facemask: A picture tutorial
DIY: Cloth Face Mask

Upcoming Blood Center of Wisconsin Blood Drives – Jefferson County

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What you need to know

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s website contains the latest information about Coronavirus (COVID-19), how to protect yourself, symptoms, resources and guidelines for travel, schools, businesses and community members – as well as the latest updates and trends regarding the spread and containment measures of the virus.

VIEW CDC WEBSITE HERE

Wisconsin Department of Health Services

The Wisconsin DHS site is also providing up to date information about the COVID-19 disease, specific to Wisconsin.

According to this site, the main way COVID-19 is spread to others is when an infected person coughs or sneezes. This is similar to how influenza is spread. The virus is found in droplets from the throat and nose. When someone coughs or sneezes, other people near them can breathe in those droplets. The virus can also spread when someone touches an object with the virus on it. If that person touches their mouth, face, or eyes the virus can make them sick.

VIEW WISCONSIN DHS WEBSITE HERE

Jefferson County Health Department

The JCHD’s website provides local information and resources for businesses and community members regarding the COVID-19 disease, including their priority areas for staying up to date on the subject, as well as suggestions for what you can do to stay safe and prevent the spread of the disease.

According to their site, the JCHD aims to prevent the spread of illness among the public by offering educational resources, communicable disease surveillance, and investigation when needed. Since January, their public health professionals have been hard at work preparing for and monitoring the coronavirus.

You can also follow them on Twitter @jeffcohealthwi.

VIEW JEFFERSON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT WEBSITE HERE

What is Self-Quarantine?

People who have been exposed to the new coronavirus and who are at risk for coming down with COVID-19 might practice self-quarantine. Health experts recommend that self-quarantine lasts 14 days. Two weeks provides enough time for them to know whether or not they will become ill and be contagious to other people. You might be asked to practice self-quarantine if you have recently returned from traveling to a part of the country or the world where COVID-19 is spreading rapidly, or if you have knowingly been exposed to an infected person.

What is Social Distancing?

Social distancing is deliberately increasing the physical space between people to avoid spreading illness. Staying at least six feet away from other people lessens your chances of catching COVID-19.

Johns Hopkins Medicine has put together an informative web page on the topics of self-quarantine and social distancing.

VIEW JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICINE’S COVID-19 WEB PAGE HERE

TEMPORARY LOBBY HOURS – COVID-19 RESPONSE

Monday- Friday: 6:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Saturday: 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Sunday: 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

If you need to enter the building outside of those hours please go to our Emergency Department entrance.

LOCAL RESOURCES

The following information has been provided by the Aging and Disability Resource Center of Jefferson County (ADRC):

From the Fort HealthCare Community Health & Wellness Department:

DOWNLOAD LIST OF LOCAL FOOD PANTRIES
DOWNLOAD information about the Alzheimer’s Association WI Chapter’s telephone support group (alzconnected.org)

From the Jefferson County Health Department:

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