NORCROSS, Ga., April 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- PruittHealth
is providing as much support as possible to its locations across
the Southeast, especially to its internal Alert Code Red
facilities. Nine of its skilled nursing facilities are currently
operating under PruittHealth's Alert Code Red status, and the
remaining facilities are under Alert Code Amber status. Visitation
has ceased for all locations, and staff and patients are coping
with their new normal during this COVID-19 pandemic.
Below are just a few of the many enhanced measures the
organization has taken to help combat loneliness in patients and
alleviate caregiver burnout:
- PruittHealth has received hundreds of prayers, words of
encouragement, drawings, photos, and more through its Caring Cards
initiative. The organization started this initiative to remind its
patients that they are loved, and submissions are shared with every
PruittHealth facility across the Southeast. For more information,
please visit caringcards.pruitthealth.com.
- The PruittHealth Emergency Operations Center has scheduled more
than 2,000 video chats to connect family members with their loved
ones in PruittHealth facilities, since visitation is not permitted.
Families may call the dedicated Emergency Operations Center team at
855-742-5983 – 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
- Like all healthcare professionals, PruittHealth is in critical
need of personal protective equipment (PPE) to best support their
caregivers and patients. The organization has received numerous,
generous donations of PPE from various sources and appreciates the
community support. Homemade mask instructions are included on its
Emergency Preparedness webpage for anyone who would like to send
mask donations.
- The PruittHealth Hospice team is involved with many
humanitarian projects in the communities to lend support, including
providing supplies for handmade masks, delivering groceries to
patients and local food pantries, and more.
- PruittHealth has partnered with Waffle House to feed its Metro
Atlanta and Athens staff members,
particularly at the organization's Code Red facilities, with the
help of the Waffle House food truck. PruittHealth is grateful for
this partnership, which has provided an opportunity to increase
morale and recognize the relentless efforts of the PruittHealth
staff. Check out the partnership here.
- Nearly 20 PruittHealth staff members have volunteered their
services to be transferred temporarily to the organization's Code
Red facilities, ensuring proper staff levels are maintained during
this extreme time of need.
- PruittHealth offers new bonus incentives to staff members to
ensure its locations remain appropriately staffed during this
crisis.
In an effort to be as transparent as possible with its patients'
families, caregivers and the community, the organization provides
regular updates on its website and social media pages.
About PruittHealth
A family-owned organization
for 50 years, PruittHealth provides a seamless network of
post-acute care services and resources, offering skilled nursing
care, home health care, end-of-life hospice care, therapy services,
as well as pharmacy and infusion services across the Southeast. Our
16,000 employed partners serve approximately 24,000 patients daily
in more than 180 locations in Florida, Georgia, North
Carolina, and South
Carolina. For more information about our commitment to
caring, visit pruitthealth.com.
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