COVID-19

Please review the below information and guidelines that Tioga Medical Center is following from the Center for Disease Control and North Dakota State Health Department in regards to COVID-19.

These are guidelines and recommendations only, individuals with severe and life threatening symptoms should report to the Emergency Department immediately.

Travel Quarantine Orders

All individuals traveling back to North Dakota from international locations and states in the U.S. that have been classified as having widespread disease by the CDC (list below) must quarantine immediately upon reentry to the state of North Dakota and for a period of 14 days.

Essential critical infrastructure workers, as defined by the United States Department of Homeland Security, are exempt from this order.

Affected individuals are encouraged to fill out the travel form to receive information on how to monitor for symptoms. If you have symptoms and wish to seek medical care, please call before you go in.

North Dakota State Health Department’s COVID-19 Survey for Contacts/Travelers from High Risk Countries
- Complete the survey here.

North Dakota

Stay up to date on information from the North Dakota State Health Department
- ND Department of Health News Updates
North Dakota COVID-19 Information
- NDResponse Resources
Case Count – Updated Frequently
- North Dakota Coronavirus Cases

Tioga Area

How to prevent
Symptoms
- COVID-19 Symptoms: What should you do?
  
  For all life-threatening and severe symptoms, call 911 or present to your nearest emergency room. If able, call ahead to let them know you are coming but do not delay seeking treatment to call.
  
  If you have no life-threatening symptoms of COVID-19, call (701) 664-3368 choose option 6. Please also complete the survey from ND State Health Department: Click Here
  
  Most common symptoms: Fever or feeling feverish (chills, sweating), Shortness of breath (severe or not severe), Cough
  
  Other symptoms: Sore throat, Myalgia (muscle pain or tenderness), Fatigue, Loss of smell or taste
- Symptoms & Testing (CDC Self-Checker)
Higher Risk Individuals
What to do if you get sick
Testing
- Testing is being performed at Tioga Medical Center based on provider judgment which may include factors such as the quantity of testing supplies available at that time, patients underlying health risks that are determined by the provider relevant, patient’s job description, a patient has two or more of these symptoms, travel history, close contact history, etc.
  
  If you are sick and managing symptoms at home:
  
  1. Call your medical provider if symptoms worsen or for recommendations on home treatment.
  2. Cover your mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing with a tissue, dispose of immediately, wash hands. If no tissue is available, use your elbow (not hand) and change clothes, if able, and avoid all contact with others.3. Stay home except to seek medical treatment; this includes all household individuals, even if they are not sick.
  4. Limit contact with healthy individuals in your household when possible, create sections with all necessities.
  5. Monitor symptoms and keep a log, including temperature, if possible.
  6. Document when symptoms started and the names of anyone you had close contact with during that time. *close contact is defined as someone you spent 15 minutes or longer within 6 feet of each other.
  7. Document what your symptoms are each day, call 911 or your doctor immediately if symptoms worsen or become life-threatening.
  North Dakota State Health Department COVID-19 Risk Assessment Survey: Click Here
Key facts about COVID-19
COVID-19 Situation Summary
Manage Anxiety and Stress
Volunteer Information
- Public Health Emergency Volunteer Reserve/Medical Reserve Corps
Tioga Medical Center Press Release COVID19 May 7 2020

Tioga Area Businesses

Employer and Employee Information COVID-19
Information for Tioga Area Employers from Tioga Medical Center
Businesses and Employers CDC
Business and Employers North Dakota
- Tioga Medical Center is dedicated to caring for our community. We are asking our local employers to be extremely flexible with their employees that may fall ill.
- Please DO NOT direct your employees to Tioga Medical Center for a work note/work release. Tioga Medical Center remains committed to following the guidelines set forth by the CDC and North Dakota Department of Health. We recommend employees quarantine at home for at least 5 days and up to 14 days. Providers at TMC will not provide clearance to return to work prior to a 14 day quarantine, again taking into consideration information being filtered through the CDC and ND Department of Health.
- Employees that you feel need to be seen at TMC MUST CALL 1-701-664-3368 IN ADVANCE to allow our staff to triage each case individually.
- Employees should be symptom free before returning work.
COVID-19 Business and Employer Resources North Dakota