Information for Healthcare Professionals about Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Healthcare providers who have cared or are caring for patients younger than 21 years of age meeting multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) criteria should report suspected cases to their local, state, or territorial health department.
For additional reporting questions, please contact CDC’s 24-hour Emergency Operations Center at 770-488-7100.
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- Caring for Newborns
Added May 20, 2020 - Framework for Non-COVID-19 Care
Added May 12, 2020 - Strategies for Elastomeric Respirators
Added April 22, 2020 - Strategies for Powered Air Purifying Respirators
Added April 20, 2020 - Considerations for Home Dialysis
Added April 21, 2020
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Facility Guidance
The Clinician On-Call Center is a 24-hour hotline with trained CDC clinicians standing by to answer COVID-19 questions from healthcare personnel on a wide range of topics, such as diagnostic challenges, clinical management, and infection prevention and control. To reach this service, call 800-CDC-INFO (800-232-4636) and ask for the Clinician On-Call Center. Learn more pdf icon[1 page].
COVID-19Surge is a spreadsheet-based tool that hospital administrators and public health officials can use to estimate the surge in demand for hospital-based services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This spreadsheet can help healthcare facilities plan and optimize the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) for response to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
- CDC Health Alert Network (HAN)
- National Institutes of Health: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Treatment Guidelinesexternal icon
- State Health Department After-Hours Contact Listexternal icon
- HHS ASPR Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange (TRACIE)external icon
- CDC Guidance for Veterinary Clinics
- Healthcare Personnel and First Responders: How to Cope with Stress and Build Resilience During the COVID-19 Pandemic