Kyosha Valley Pandemics

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Kyosha Valley is taking a proactive approach to addressing the issue of pandemics head on so that we can ensure a sustainable healthcare response at all Kyosha Valley practices. I have enacted guidelines for the pandemic preparedness policies, which will be effective immediately.

Pandemics affect a large group of people under a very large radius. Many of the epidemics that countries experience come by due to inadequacy in knowledge about the disease in question. Such a disease spreads faster that anticipated until uncontrollable. Epidemics end up causing a lot of chronic diseases, death, and paralysis. To counter this, a lot of precautions and controls must be put into place, especially by getting to know the exact germ or virus and finding
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If you are unwell at home, please notify us as soon as you can.
If you are experiencing any of these symptoms:
• Fever over 100 degrees F. ~or~
• Sore throat or a cough ~or~
• Body aches
 You will not be allowed to come back to work until you are fever free for 24 hours, without the use of fever- reducing medicine. If you choose to come back before then, you must provide a doctor’s note, declaring that you are healthy enough to come back to work.

 Every hour the receptionist will spray disinfectant on all door handles, faucet handles, phones, and light switches. Some bacteria and viruses can survive for more than 2 hours.
 Signs will be posted throughout the medical offices, warning patients of the serious and life threatening risks and steps that they can take to avoid becoming ill from the flu influenza.

Another part of the pandemic plan, I will provide a list of all essential employees that need to report to work when non-essential employees do not. We must do everything within our power to protect the safety of our patients and ourselves. Remember, pandemics are life- threatening to all genders and age

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