Healthcare Providers & Local Health Departments

Find toolkits for Local Health Departments, Hospitals and Outpatient Clinics below and on the Laboratories & Testing page. Additional toolkits are available for Acute & Continuing Care Facilities, Mental Health Professionals, Dental Practices, Optometrists and Long-Term Care Facilities.

For Hospitals

HHS Teletracking Program Training for Hospitals - August 2020

Reporting Guidance         

As of May 11, 2023, laboratory testing* and cases of COVID-19 are no longer reportable to KDHE or your local health department; however, clusters or outbreaks remain reportable. Report clusters or outbreaks by calling the Epidemiology Hotline 24/7 at 877-427-7317, option 5. 

*Testing partners, including Community Testing Partners and reference laboratories contracted by the State of Kansas, should continue to send COVID-19 results. Contact your KDHE program manager with any questions on reporting.

Healthcare workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE)

Additional Resources

Find resources to print and share in the Publications section.

Therapeutics

Use the Outpatient Therapeutics Decision Aid (PDF) and Side-by-Side Overview of Outpatient Therapeutics guidance, and be sure to check that you are using the latest information. Find additional guidance from the CDC, ASPR, and FDA.  

Community Testing Partners

Community testing allows trusted organizations to provide testing to their communities in partnership with a KDHE contracted lab. Organizations may choose the program that best matches their own testing approach to maximize impact. Learn more.

COVID-19 Vaccine Providers        

Find the tools and resources you need.

  1. Hospitals
  2. Local Health Departments
  3. Labs & Testing
  4. Outpatient Clinics
  5. Videos
  6. PPE

Hospital Toolkit

  1. Healthcare_Facilities_Cleaning_Guide 05-19-20
  2. Palliative Care During COVID-19 Guidance (PDF) - 4-30-20
  3. Small and Critical Access Hospitals Alternative COVID-19 IPaC Guidance (PDF) - 10-29-20
  4. Taking Care of Yourself During COVID-19 (PDF) - 4-21-20
  5. Current COVID-19 Disease Info (PDF) - 5-5-20
  6. Definición de una persona investigación (PUI) (PDF) - 10-19-2020
  7. Cold vs. Flu vs. Allergies vs. Coronavirus Adult (PDF) - 9-22-20
  8. Cold vs. Flu vs. Allergies vs. Coronavirus Children (PDF) - 9-22-20
  9. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Hospital Preparedness Assessment Tool (PDF) - 4-30-20
  10. COVID-19 IPaC Guidance for Acute Inpatient Settings (PDF) - 10-29-20

Kit de Herramientas del Hospital

  1. Guía de Cuidados Paliativos Durante COVID-19 (PDF) - 4-30-20
  2. Guía para el uso de mascarillas del KDHE (PDF) - 8-5-21
  3. Definición de una persona investigación (PUI) (PDF) - 10-19-2020
  4. Los CDC ahora recomiendan que las personas mayores de 2 años usen máscaras de tela cuando están fuera de sus hogares (PDF) - 4-22-2020
  5. Comparacion entre COVID-19 RESFRIADO GRIPE y ALERGIAS en Los Adultos (PDF) - 9-22-20
  6. Comparacion entre COVID-19 RESFRIADO GRIPE y ALERGIAS en Los Ninos (PDF) - 9-22-20