COVID-19
General Information
NCTTRAC is working closely with the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) and with regional hospitals, EMS agencies, public health agencies, and emergency management to help coordinate the ESF-8 response to COVID-19 in Trauma Service Area E. You can view the current case counts in Texas by visiting the DSHS News Update webpage.
COVID-19 Infusion Centers
As of April 2021, the Regional Infusion Sites under MPP’s contract is no longer active. NCTTRAC, TDEM, and MPP Infusion partnered to create two Regional Infusion Centers to administer COVID-19 monoclonal antibodies to outpatients referred from area physicians, clinics, urgent care centers, and hospitals in January 2021. These facilities was funded by TDEM and are operated by MPP Infusion. Infusions are still available, you can locate the nearest facility through Texas COVID-19 Therapeutics Availability Map.
Below you’ll find a few informational links about the specific treatments as well as the Texas COVID-19 Therapeutics Availability Map.
Clickable Links
Texas COVID-19 Therapeutics Availability
Information about Regeneron Cocktail (Casirivimab and Imdevimab)
Information about Bamlanivimab
Other Infusion-Related Information
Long-Term Care facilities can request monoclonal antibody infusions at their facility directly from the state; click here for more information.
Covid-19 Test Kits and Turbo-UV Sanitizer Requests
Contact the EMCC
817-608-0390 – Main EMCC Number
817-607-7020 – 24/7 TSA-E Emergency Phone
NCTTRAC_EMCC@ncttrac.org
COVID-19 Vaccination Information
PPE: Other Resources
Potential PPE Vendors
Grainger – https://www.grainger.com/
Boundtree – https://www.boundtree.com/
Abatix – https://www.abatix.com/
Prestige Ameritech – https://www.prestigeameritech.com/
MSC Direct – https://www.mscdirect.com/
Uline – https://www.uline.com/
Medline – https://www.medline.com/
Cardinal Health – https://www.cardinalhealth.com/en.html
PPE Guidance
Healthcare Supply of Personal Protective Equipment – CDC, 4/3/2020
PPE Burn Rate Calculator – CDC, 4/7/2020
Emergency Use Authorization of Respiratory Protective Devices – FDA, 3/28/2020
Recommended Guidance for Extended Use & Limited Reuse of N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirators in Healthcare Settings – CDC/NIOSH
Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of PPE – CDC, 4/3/2020
Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of N95 Respirators – CDC, 4/3/2020
Crisis/Alternate Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of N95 Respirators – CDC, 3/17/2020
Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of Eye Protection – CDC, 3/17/2020
Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of Isolation Gowns – CDC, 3/17/2020
Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of Facemasks – CDC, 3/17/2020
Considerations for Respirator Selection in Healthcare – CDC/NIOSH
Procurement Under EE Circumstances Memo – FEMA, 3/17/2020
Procurement Under EE Circumstances Fact Sheet – FEMA, 3/16/2020
Resources for All Healthcare
CDC Information for Healthcare Professionals – CDC, Central Webpage
Interim Guidance Criteria to Return to Work for Healthcare Personnel with Confirmed or Suspected COVID-19 – CDC
Healthcare Supply of Personal Protective Equipment – CDC
Interim Guidelines for Collecting, Handling, and Testing Clinical Specimens from People for COVID-19 – CDC
CMS Blanket Waivers: COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Health Care Providers Fact Sheet – CMS
FAQs for Diagnostic Testing for SARS-CoV-2 – FDA
DSHS COVID-19 Testing Algorithm – DSHS
Interim Criteria to Guide Testing of PUIs for COVID-19 – DSHS
EMTALA Requirements and Implications Related to COVID-19 – CMS
Steps Healthcare Facilities Can Take Now to Prepare for COVID-19 – CDC
Recommended Guidance for Extended Use & Limited Reuse of N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirators in Healthcare Settings – CDC/NIOSH
Interim Guidance for Healthcare Facilities: Preparing for Community Transmission of COVID-19 in the U.S. – CDC
Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of N95 Respirators – CDC
Interim Guidance for Persons Being Monitored for Potential Exposure to COVID-19 – DSHS
Crisis Standards of Care Guidance – Dallas County Medical Society/North Texas Mass Critical Care Task Force
Considerations for Respirator Selection in Healthcare – CDC/NIOSH
COVID-19 Listing of Local Health Departments – DSHS
Resources for Hospitals
Resources for EMS Agencies
Resources for Other Providers
Findings Concerning Section 1812(f) of the Social Security Act in Response to the Effects of the COVID-19 Outbreak – CMS, 3/13/2020
Preparing for COVID-19 – Long-Term Care Facilities, Nursing Homes – CDC, 3/10/2020
Interim Additional Guidance for Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Patients with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 in Outpatient Hemodialysis Facilities – CDC, 3/10/2020