9/23/20
Dear Family and Friends of ZHS,
Last week we learned that a second staff member at the Care Center tested positive for COVID-19. This event triggered our planned process of entire-site testing. We conducted our second round of COVID-19 testing on Monday, September 21st. Today we received our results, and all residents AND staff were negative for COVID-19. We will be testing again on Monday, September 28th. Please note, we will continue entire-site testing until we have gone two consecutive weeks with no additional cases.
We continue to follow all recommendations from the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. All staff are equipped with surgical masks, face shields, and gowns.
Due to the COVID-19 situation in our care center, our residents are in quarantine. We have discontinued communal dining and small, social distanced, group activities. We will not be able to allow patio visits or open-widow visits at this time. We are continuing to schedule closed window visits with residents and virtual visits. Please contact our care center to schedule your visit.
We appreciate all the support, prayers, and offers of help that we’ve received. If you have specific questions or concerns, please contact me at 507-732-8132 or lerickson@zhs.sfhs.org.
Sincerely,
Laura Erickson
Administrator