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
- ND Department of Health Coronavirus
Case Count – Updated Frequently
- North Dakota Coronavirus Cases

Tioga Area

How to prevent
Symptoms
Higher Risk Individuals
What to do if you get sick
Testing
- At this time testing for COVID-19 type illness is being offered to those patients with severe symptoms or risk factors for severe disease. Please call Tioga Medical Center at 1-701-664-3368 and choose option 6 before presenting to our facility for testing, and for severe symptoms, namely trouble breath, and all life threatening symptoms report to the Emergency Department as usual.
Symptoms & Testing (CDC Self-Checker)
Key facts about COVID-19
COVID-19 Situation Summary
Manage Anxiety and StressManage Anxiety & Stress https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prepare/managing-stress-anxiety.html
Volunteer Information
- Public Health Emergency Volunteer Reserve/Medical Reserve Corps

Employers

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 commited 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
Conference Call COVID-19 ND Business Briefing – Emergency Business Financing
- Information
  - Thursday Mar 26, 2020
    11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CDT
    
    Conference Call – information provided upon registration
    
    This call will focus on emergency business financing options. Presenters will provide relevant information to assist organizations to access available local and federal resources empowering organizations in moving forward with business plans and operating strategies.
    
    At the time of registration, please provide possible questions or concerns that you are facing. These will be provided ahead of time to presenters and addressed as best as possible given current and available information. Questions not addressed during the conference call will be answered in a follow-up communication.