VA SARS Policies
VA employees should follow the guidance of the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on
triage of patients, management of exposure in health
care settings, and infection control practices.
Please see the
CDC SARS web site for the most current and
comprehensive information. VA clinicians evaluating
patients with suspected SARS or caring for confirmed
cases of SARS must report this to their VA hospital
infection control practitioner, to their facility
director, and to their VISN Director's office.
Infection control practitioners should follow
CDC guidance on reporting to local and state
health departments and to CDC.
Required Reporting of VA Patients with Suspect or
Probable SARS
Sample VA SARS Policy
SARS_hcsm.doc
(64k
Word file)
SARS_hcsm.pdf
(326k
PDF file)
Note:
This is an example of a plan for managing SARS
within a VA medical facility, in this case the VA
Palo Alto Health Care System (VA PAHCS) in
California. Acknowledgements: Gina Oda, Judith
Rosen, Russell Ryono, Mark Holodniy. Elizabeth Joyce
(Lisa) Freeman, Director, VA PAHCS.
Public Health Guidance for Community-Level
Preparedness and Response to Severe Acute
Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/sars/guidance/
This SARS Plan is a working document that outlines
the concepts and strategies that would guide the
U.S. response in the event of a SARS outbreak. It
also describes many of the activities needed at the
federal, state, and local levels to prepare for and
respond rapidly and decisively to a reemergence of
SARS.
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