COVID-19 UPDATE | December 11 Huddle Card

December 11, 2020

In today’s update, you will find important information, including:

  • First KPNW Clinicians and Staff to Receive COVID-19 Vaccine December 18, and
  • UPDATE | Send Us Your Song about Safety – Adding Guidelines.

Live Audio Broadcast | Latest COVID-19 Updates from the KPNW Command Center

Join our next LIVE audio broadcast Tuesday, December 15, from 12:10 p.m. to 1 p.m. 

Get the latest COVID-19 updates from the KPNW Regional Command Center:

  • Vaccine – Prepare for Distribution + Answers to Recent Questions
  • Clinician/Employee Health – COVID-19 Exposure, Quarantine, Return to Work
  • Hospital Team Nursing Approach – Model, Roles, Triggers, and Training

Submit your questions or suggestions for future topics. For more information, review the audio broadcast flyer

Situation Update

This data is current as of December 9. For the most up-to-date KPNW Situation information visit the KPNW COVID-19 Quick Facts Dashboard.

First KPNW Clinicians and Staff to Receive COVID-19 Vaccine December 18

KPNW expects to receive our first limited number of doses of the COVID-19 vaccine next week. Appointing begins today, Friday, December 11, for 975 employees and clinicians who work in the hospital with COVID-19+ or suspected COVID-19+ patients. Vaccination is expected to begin December 18. Those employees prioritized in this first round and their managers will receive more detailed instructions. We will include more employees and clinicians as more doses become available. This is a promising development in our fight against the virus. As always, safety is our top priority, and we will follow rigorous safety standards.

UPDATE | Send Us Your Song about Safety – Adding Guidelines

As posted earlier, we are encouraging employees to rework the lyrics of a holiday song with important messages about mask-wearing, social distancing, or staying home, and then record yourself or someone else performing your hit! Send it to COVID19NW@kp.org for a chance to be included in a montage video and viewed at huddles, on insideKP, and social and news media to inspire community support.

In addition to some iPhone video recording tips, here is some additional guidance you may find helpful:

  • Do not include PHI.
  • Make sure the message (words, music, and visuals) are in alignment with all KP policies and procedures, including mask-wearing, social-distancing, and handwashing.
  • After submitting your video, it becomes the property of Kaiser Permanente and can only be shared / posted by the Communications Department.
  • If the Communications Department selects your video for external distribution, you will be asked to sign a standard authorization form.

Today’s holiday safety song is from Patricia Kitchen, Junior Buyer – Strategic Sourcing, who provides her take on the classic, “O Tannenbaum.”

It’s Not too Late to Protect Yourself with a Flu Shot

Through December 31, Kaiser Permanente members can get a flu shot at nearby retail pharmacies — at no cost. Visit Kp.org to find a retail pharmacy location near you. View more employee flu vaccination options.

Heroes Recognition Award Program to Pause

The Heroes Recognition Award program, which recognizes individuals and teams for outstanding performance during the COVID-19 pandemic, is taking a break for the holidays. Rest assured you’ll be able to nominate your heroes once again in 2021 when the program returns bigger and better than ever! We’ll communicate updates as they become available. Read more on insideKP.