
{"id":1204,"date":"2020-03-11T23:47:39","date_gmt":"2020-03-11T23:47:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matrixbricks.us\/suncrest\/?p=1204"},"modified":"2024-09-23T12:18:11","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T12:18:11","slug":"coronavirus-hospice-information","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matrixbricks.us\/suncrest\/coronavirus-hospice-information\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 (Coronavirus): Important Hospice Information"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][vc_column_text]\n<h1>COVID-19 (Coronavirus): Important Hospice Information<\/h1>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At Suncrest Home Health &amp; Hospice, we believe that exceptional care must include clear communication. In light of the growing concern surrounding COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and our healthcare community&#8217;s efforts to mitigate its presence in the communities we serve, our team at Suncrest has been working diligently on:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gathering the most current COVID-19 data and updates from the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the Iowa Healthcare Association (IHCA), the American Health Care Association (AHCA) and the National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Collaborating in real-time with our healthcare partners in Long Term Care, Independent\/Assisted Living, Acute Care, and our network of Physicians\/ARNP&#8217;s to collaborate care that adheres to each individual facility&#8217;s new (and likely evolving) COVID-19 screening\/prevention policy<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Communicating proactively with our patients and their families to provide education and support during this rapidly-changing international public health event<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mitigate concern, panic and propagation of false information regarding COVID-19 that could inhibit our ability to provide care to our patients.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the most current updates on COVID-19, we encourage everyone to visit the aforementioned resources (links below):<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NATIONAL<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-nCoV\/index.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-nCoV\/index.html<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cms.gov\/About-CMS\/Agency-Information\/Emergency\/EPRO\/Current-Emergencies\/Current-Emergencies-page\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.cms.gov\/About-CMS\/Agency-Information\/Emergency\/EPRO\/Current-Emergencies\/Current-Emergencies-page<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">American Health Care Association (AHCA) National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL) <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahcancal.org\/facility_operations\/disaster_planning\/Pages\/Coronavirus.aspx\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.ahcancal.org\/facility_operations\/disaster_planning\/Pages\/Coronavirus.aspx<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PENNSYLVANIA<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pennsylvania Department of Health:\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.pa.gov\/Pages\/default.aspx\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.health.pa.gov\/Pages\/default.aspx<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pennsylvania Health Care Association (PHCA): <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phca.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.phca.org\/<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OKLAHOMA<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oklahoma State Department of Health:\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ok.gov\/health\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.ok.gov\/health\/<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Care Providers Oklahoma: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.careoklahoma.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.careoklahoma.com\/<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTAH<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Utah Department of Health:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/health.utah.gov\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/health.utah.gov\/<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Utah Health Care Association (UHCA):\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uthca.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.uthca.org\/<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ILLINOIS<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Illinois Department of Public Health\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dph.illinois.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">http:\/\/www.dph.illinois.gov\/<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Illinois Health Care Association (IHCA): <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihca.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.ihca.com\/<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TEXAS<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Texas Health and Human Services:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dshs.texas.gov\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.dshs.texas.gov\/<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Texas Health Care Association ((THCA): <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/txhca.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/txhca.org\/<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARIZONA<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arizona Department of Health Services:\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azdhs.gov\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.azdhs.gov\/<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arizona Health Care Association: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azhca.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.azhca.org\/<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CALIFORNIA<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">California Department of Public Health:\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdph.ca.gov\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.cdph.ca.gov\/<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">California Association of Health Facilities (CAHF):\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cahf.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.cahf.org\/<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IOWA<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH)<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/idph.iowa.gov\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/idph.iowa.gov\/<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Iowa Health Care Association (IHCA) <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iowahealthcare.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.iowahealthcare.org\/<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>VIRGINIA BEACH<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Virginia Department of Public Health (VDH)\u00a0<a id=\"m_4335290262378071178LPlnk115733\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614376418073000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGafbCLqY4DC-YsV6XMFuw1KUhCHw\">https:\/\/www.vdh.<wbr \/>virginia.gov\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Virginia Health Care Association (VHCA)\u00a0<a id=\"m_4335290262378071178LPlnk821108\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vhca.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.vhca.org\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614376418073000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGVlw5iPcuFkfc5B6fzdGwqZ8grqw\">https:\/\/www.vhca.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>NEW JERSEY<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>New Jersey Department of Public Health (NJHealth)\u00a0<a id=\"m_4335290262378071178LPlnk490814\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/health\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/health\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614376418073000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHcRfLmclLJ-2x0R_9f1CLfDvdBWg\">https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/<wbr \/>health\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>New Jersey Health Care Association (HCANJ)\u00a0<a id=\"m_4335290262378071178LPlnk563658\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hcanj.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" 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