Please see the attached letter from NYS Health Commissioner Howard Zucker MD addressed to healthcare facility CEOs regarding possible shortages of PPE during 2019-nCoV and share with local/regional EMS.
I have also included the link to the Department’s webpage on the subject of the 2019-nCoV as well as the Bureau of EMS Policy 20-02 both of which will be updated as necessary. Consequently, please check these links regularly. https://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/coronavirus/ https://www.health.ny.gov/professionals/ems/pdf/20-02.pdf Daniel J. Clayton, BS, EMT-P Chief, Operations Section Bureau of Emergency Medical Services New York State Department of Health 875 Central Avenue Albany, NY 12206 (518) 402-0996 | (518) 402-0985 | daniel.clayton@health.ny.gov | https://www.health.ny.gov/professionals/ems/ Comments are closed.
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