COVID-19 Resources for Employees & Providers

Employee COVID-19 Testing & Exposure Process

If you are Lurie Children's personnel (anyone with a Lurie Children's ID badge) and you are symptomatic or need a test, call the COVID-19 Line: 312.227.5300. Hours are M-F, 8am-5pm and Saturday and Sunday, 8am-12pm. Callers should expect to receive a call back within 24 hours. View a list of testing centers. 

If you are seeking testing information to provide to families, click here. 

Provider Resources

Please refer to the additional resources below for more information on Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19).

AllConnect 

To view the COVID-19 AllConnect site, click here. 

Infection Prevention & Control COVID-19 Resource Sway 

To view, click here. Please note you will be required to sign in. 

Clinical Guidance & Workflows

• Emergency Department Suspected COVID-19 Workflow (NEW: April 13)
• Ambulatory Suspected COVID-19 Workflow (NEW: April 13)
• Clinical Guidance on COVID-19 Testing (Posted: February 1)
• Visitation Guidance When COVID-19 Testing Is Pending or Positive (Posted: November 24)
• COVID-19 Testing Guidance Changes - FAQs (Posted: November 3)
• COVID-19 Retesting Guidance and Deisolation Criteria (Posted: October 20)
• Inpatient Parent COVID-19 Testing at Lurie Children's HCID Center (Posted: October 16)
• Newborn (NICU/CCU) COVID-19 Patient Admission Testing Algorithm (Posted: October 16)
• Ambulatory COVID-19 Screening Workflow (Posted: October 2)
• Changes to COVID-19 Testing at Lurie Children's (Posted: August 17)
• Safe Workplace Practices (Posted: July 22)
• COVID-19 Exposure Work-up Algorithm (Posted: July 21)
• SARS-CoV-2 Serology Testing (Posted: June 22)
• Tip Sheet for Notification of COVID-19 Positive Results (Posted: May 27)
• Clinical Guidance on Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) Associated with COVID-19 (Posted: May 20)
• Urgent Request for Service-HCID in Lurie HCID Staff Office Testing Workflow (Posted: May 13)
• High Level COVID-19 Testing Drive Through Workflow - Deming Garage Location (Posted: May 13)
• Employee COVID-19 Testing at Lurie HCID Staff Office (Posted: May 13)
• Ambulatory & COVID-19 Testing Joint Appointment Workflow (Posted: May 13)
• Respiratory Care Modalities (Posted: March 19)

Community Providers 

Lurie Children's is committed to providing pediatric healthcare providers with up-to date information on COVID-19: 

• WEBINAR: Addressing the Impact of COVID-19 on Pediatric Care (Posted: June 16)

Nursing & Allied Health Students 

• Allied Health Student Sway (Posted: June 24)
• Nursing Student Sway (Posted: June 24)

Personal Protection Equipment (PPE)

• Indications for PPE Usage in OR and Interventional Rooms (NEW: April 13)
• PPE Algorithm in Inpatient Settings (NEW: April 13)
• PPE Use in Ambulatory/ED Settings (NEW: April 13)
• Making Sense of Masks (Posted: February 12) 
• Transporting PUI or Positive COVID-19 Patients (Posted: November 10)
• Standard Operating Procedures for Max Air CAPR System (Posted: May 15)
• PPE Use for EVS (Posted: April 21)
• PPE Use for Supportive Staff (Posted: April 21)
• N95 User Seal Check Guide (Posted: April 21)
• Universal Masking Process When Entering Patient Rooms (Posted: April 14)
• PPE Reuse - Extended Use N95, Eye Protection (Posted: April 14)
• Isolation Signage for COVID+ or COVID Suspected Patients (Posted: April 14)
• PPE Doffing Part 2: Ante-Room (Posted: April 2)
• PPE Doffing Part 1: Regular Room (Posted: April 2)
• PPE Donning Training Video (Posted: March 5)
• PPE Doffing Training Video (Posted: March 5)

Policies & Procedures 

• Approved Disinfecting Wipe Substitutes (Posted: May 29)
• Hand Sanitizer Supply (Posted: May 11)
• Ambulatory In-Person Visit Safety: Provider and Staff Summary (Posted: May 8)

Research Information

• COVID-19 FAQs for Research Visits in the Clinical Research Unit (CRU) (Posted: June 5)
• Conducting On-Site Study Visits During COVID-19 at Lurie Children's: Safety Starts with Us (Posted: June 2)
• Research Guidance Regarding COVID-19 Financial Impact (Posted: April 29)
• Research Guidance FAQ Regarding COVID-19 Financial Impact (Posted: April 28)
• OHRP Guidance on COVID-19 (Posted: April 9)
• Human Subject Research Activity COVID-19 Decision Logic Tree (Posted: April 1)
• Research Administration – COVID-19 Grants and Contracts FAQ (Posted: March 26)
• Human Subject Research Activities FAQ (Posted: March 25)
• Guidance on Essential Research Activities (Posted: March 20)
• Shipping Investigational Product to Patients’ Home (Posted: March 20)
• FDA Guidance on Conduct of Clinical Trials of Medical Products during COVID-19 Pandemic (Posted: March 18)
• Guidance for Study Teams Performing Participant-Facing Research Outside of the CRU (Posted: March 16) 
• Sponsored Research Administration Resources (Posted: March 16)
• Clinical Research External Visitor Restrictions (Posted: March 13)
• Clinical Trial Visits (Posted: March 13)

Additional Clinical Updates 

• Same-Day Appointments for Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine to Keep Patients Out of the Emergency Department

Additional Websites

• Healthy Children through American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
  
  • Download AAP's policy statement on Infection Prevention and Control in Pediatric Ambulatory Settings 
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  • COVID-19 Factsheets 
• Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH)
• Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH)
  • Hotline: 1.800.889.3931

Communications to Lurie Children's Employees

For the most current communications to Lurie Children’s employees, please read the COVID-19 emails. If you need to access your e-mail remotely, click here.

HR Guidance & Employee Health

• COVID-19 Vaccination Information & FAQs (NEW: December 15)
• Time Off Guidance for Leaders (UPDATED: November 6)
• Healthcare Worker COVID-19 Symptoms or Exposure Workflow (UPDATED: November 17)

Offers & Resources for Employees 

• AT&T’s FirstNet: Three Months of Free Wireless Service for Frontline Nurses and Physicians (Posted: May 8)
• Chicago Resources for Healthcare Workers (Posted: April 14)
• Midwest Performance Cars - Donating 5% of Every Service to Project C.U.R.E. (Posted: April 13)
• DoorDash - Complimentary DashPass for Healthcare Workers (Posted: April 13)