SEI Health

EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN (EAP)

Outbreaks Of Infectious/Communicable Diseases
In a school setting, emergency actions/responses regarding infectious/communicable disease rely on prevention and identification/containment/control strategies.

Students
If a person tests positive for COVID or has been diagnosed with a communicable disease by a medical professional while in training, they will not be permitted in the class until a negative test result or release from their doctor. SEI’s refund and cancellation policy would apply.

Prevention and SEI Safety Practices
All personnel should consider the following prevention “rules of thumb”:

  • Basic hygiene measures, like frequent hand washing or use of an alcohol-based hand gel, especially after using the restroom or changing diapers, should be practiced at all times.
  • SEI will make every effort to keep communal spaces clean. Hand sanitizer will be provided at every station and in common areas.
  • If you are sick, do not go to work or class, and minimize your contact with others. Seek appropriate medical intervention early on to protect both yourself, and others around you. Please notify an SEI staff member immediately.
  • If you exhibit signs of respiratory infection, practice cough etiquette. This means, covering your mouth/nose when coughing or sneezing, and using tissues to contain respiratory secretions (followed by tissue disposal in a waste basket and hand washing).
  • Masking is an individual choice and students, staff and instructors may choose to do so at any time as they feel comfortable.
  • If you are immunocompromised, learn more about how to protect yourself here.

Identification/Containment/Control
1. Staff, instructors or students who are sick should stay away from campus and seek diagnosis/treatment through their medical health care provider. Students who are sick can contact the West Elk Clinic, 230 E. Hotchkiss Ave., Hotchkiss, CO 81419 at 970-872-1400 or 970-872-1401for diagnosis/evaluation. Any immediately threatening health condition (like chest pains, acutely severe headaches, etc.), should be reported to the Director of Campus & Hands-On Training for 1st aid assessment and potential ambulatory transportation to a local hospital.

2. Outbreaks of acutely infectious/communicable diseases will be assessed by the Human Resources Administrator, in accordance with local, state and federal health guidelines, and under direction of the contracted physician. While specific actions/responses SEI will take once such a disease has been identified tend to be disease-specific, three different containment/control strategies will be followed:

  • Actions involving sick/symptomatic persons include—diagnostic testing, treatment, isolation, ambulatory transportation to a local hospital, and disease reporting through public health authorities/channels.
  • Actions involving those who have been in contact with sick/symptomatic persons include—diagnostic testing, medical monitoring/counseling, and treatment/isolation/ambulatory transportation as needed.
  • Actions involving the greater SEI community, (those not in direct contact with sick/symptomatic persons) include—information sharing as to the nature of the disease outbreak and specific recommended preventative actions, medical monitoring/counseling, additional cleaning and disinfection of public spaces, and others as needed.

3. Outbreaks of less acute infectious/communicable diseases (like Pandemic Influenza) will principally be managed in accordance with local, state and federal health guidelines. This may result in the temporary suspension of all SEI functions, buildings and facilities.

4. While it is highly unlikely that building evacuations (as traditionally defined) would occur following an outbreak of infectious/communicable diseases, it is critical for all employees/students to stay informed as an emergency unfolds. SEI will disseminate critical information as it becomes available to safeguard the greater SEI community.

5. Resources:

North Fork EMS 970-872-9111, or 911

West Elk Clinic – 10 minutes from Campus
230 E, Hotchkiss Ave
Hotchkiss, CO 81419
970-872-1400
Walk-ins Mon-Sat 8:30am – 4pm (open every other Saturday so call first). Closed noon-1pm.

Delta County Memorial Hospital – 35 minutes from Campus
1501 E. 3rd St
Delta, CO 81416
970-874-7681

Cedar Point Health – Urgent Care – 65 minutes from Campus
836 S. Townsend Ave
Montrose, CO 81401
970-249-2118
M-F 8am – 8pm
Saturday 8am – 4pm
Sunday 12pm – 4pm