Quarantine housing is being offered to individuals living in situations that make isolating difficult or impossible. | Stock Photo
Quarantine housing is being offered to individuals living in situations that make isolating difficult or impossible. | Stock Photo
Walla Walla County recently signed a contract with Providence St. Mary Medical Center to provide quarantine housing for COVID-19 positive patients, according to an article by The Waitsburg Times.
Quarantine housing is being offered in an attempt to contain the spread of COVID-19 by individuals living in situations that make isolating difficult or impossible.
COVID-19 positive individuals who cannot effectively isolate themselves and who are not ill enough to require professional care can voluntarily quarantine at the Providence Southgate Medical Park’s main building (the former Walla Walla General Hospital) in the 400 unit.
Southgate’s design will allow Providence to offer quarantine housing without affecting other services at the facility. Located deep inside the building, the 400 unit is well removed from outpatient services, patients, and caregivers who work in the clinics and even has a separate air handling system isolated from the rest of the building.
Even so, extensive safety measures will be in place.
The 400 unit can hold up to 27 people and has seldom been used in the past as quarantine housing. The Walla Walla County Department of Community Health and Providence Population Health will determine applicant eligibility.
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