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Page 3 The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma Saturday, April 4, 2020 Oklahoma companies partnering to perform in-home testing for COVID-19 virus OKLAHOMA CITY the pathogen while offering are being directed to com- being tested and quarantined as the finger stick test, which ally ranked hospital systems. (March 31, 2020) - Two a much-needed testing ser- ply with Center for Disease according to CDC guide- is relatively new as a testing DDPS can also generate Oklahoma companies are vice for at-risk populations. Control (CDC) quarantine lines. method for the virus. protocols for minimizing using their expertise and re- Among the steps early in guidelines in an effort to best “At this point, I consider Another important ele- transmission and risk reduc- sources to reach out to vul- contain the virus. Once the everyone a patient, and it ment of the partnership is the the process were to protect tion for facilities concerned nerable populations by of- nurses and employees by CDC-recommended quaran- is clear based on current cleaning component, which fering in-home COVID-19 developing a protocol for tine timeline has been com- available data the majority is a green initiative designed about environmentally ac- testing services, with one nurses in the field with the pleted, the patient will be re- of Americans will acquire to work with health provid- quired infections. The com- test having already taken use of PPE, as well as limit- tested to confirm the virus no this infection without sig- ers on effective sterilization pany was conceived during place. ing office staff to a minimum longer exists. nificant intervention,” Cook practices. With health offi- the COVID-19 Pandemic Direct Detection, Preven- number and shifting the vast Alpha Home Health has said. “With the chances be- cials still attempting to de- as a solution for healthcare tion, Surveillance, LLC, majority of its administra- been working with local hos- ing so high that someone termine the overall ramifica- facilities, governmental enti- (DDPS) and Alpha Home tive workforce to work from pitals to take care of home can be exposed to the CO- tions of the virus spreading, VID-19 virus, we knew we many are suggesting long- ties, corporations, and resi- Health completed their first home. The tests are sent to a health and hospice needs of dential homes. in-home COVID-19 rapid lab and are provided within discharged patients for sev- would need to come up with term solutions for eradicat- swab test this week. 48 hours. eral years. a plan that allowed us to test ing the virus. The cleaning Alpha Home Health and Over the past three weeks, With the partnership with as many people as possible. component is considered “Our communities are in Hospice’s mission is to pro- the two companies have been a fight to get back to normal DDPS, the goal is to help This partnership with DDPS an important second step in vide professional and para- working together to develop and our economy is depen- identify at-risk populations and Alpha Home Health helping control the spread of professional services to cli- a plan to help home health dent on it,” Carl Ganter, title in their coverage area, which provides a unique opportu- the virus as testing and quar- ents in their homes, assisting nity for at-risk patients to antining steps begin to reach high-risk patients who are of Alpha Home Health, said. includes the Oklahoma City them to achieve the highest either symptomatic or could “The best way to win is to metro area and extends south get testing in their homes more people. and make sure they are bet- Direct Detection, Preven- level of potential in their have been exposed to the get on the offensive. Home to the border of Oklahoma day-to-day self-care activi- ter protecting themselves as tion, Surveillance, LLC, is COVID-19 virus. Officials health nurses can make a and Texas. DDPS has also a result of the tests.” an Oklahoma-owned and op- ties. Alpha is committed to with Alpha and DDPS are major impact by not only ad- set up a general number — unaware of testing for COV- ministering the test, but also 405-345-1831 — for people The rapid swab test being erated research-driven state- providing high quality, mul- used by Alpha Home Health of-the-art testing, monitor-tidisciplinary care by profes- ID-19 being done in homes, assisting in the quarantine to call for additional infor- nurses is consistent with the ing, environmentally minded sionals who recognize the and it is believed to be the efforts and communicating mation. facility sterilization service method of testing recom- first of its kind in Oklahoma back to the Physician via Dr. Christopher Cook, mended by the CDC. Cook company. DDPS utilizes ro- need for comprehensive as- during the brief history of telemedicine. Our nurses are Chief Medical Officer at said the rapid swab test is botic hard-service cleaning sessment of needs from both the pandemic outbreak. equipped to join this fight DDPS, said with the new the client and professional’s reliable and preferable to and proprietary spray that A protocol has been es- and make a difference in realities of how quickly CO- other testing methods such is currently used by nation- point of view. tablished as part of the in- combating this virus.” VID-19 is spreading, it is home testing that helps pro- Once patients have been vitally important to be doing tect Alpha employees from identified as having the everything possible to en- contracting and spreading COVID-19 infection, they sure at-risk populations are Elk City police radio log March 30 Lane. 73 year old father fell laceration to head 12:37 a.m. - noise distur- on back on living room floor. 1:50 p.m. - suspicious bance 6th and Elk. House on Has had open heart surgery person(s) 200 block of Re- northwest corner, loud mu- recently, within last two gional Drive. Walmart park- sic would like them to turn it weeks. Bleeding from back ing lot. Reporting party is in down, Advised to turn down of head. Garage door will be row near grocery side by the music. open. front door. Reporting partry 12:45 a.m. - nois distur- 10:33 a.m. - request to believes they are being foi- bance Ist and Washington. speak to an officer. Spoke lowed. Up and down the streets. with subject via phone, he 2:55 p.m. - domestic dis- 2nd, 3rd, Washington. Mo- was advised of options. pute 200 block of Brian torcycle up and down the 10:35 a.m. - animal call Road. Was physical between streets. Making loud noises. 7th and Van Buren. Racooon daughter, neice and daugh- Taking bike home for the in eastbound lane in road- ter’s husband. Daughter and night. way, animal removed. her husband need to leave. 2:52 a.m. - EMS/Ambu- 11:01 a.m. - animal call Nothing physical now. West lance 500 block of South Maple and Eastern. De- side of Roadway, parties Elk Avenue. Reporting party ceased cat in roadway, ani- have separated. mother having problems Keep up with the action. mal removed. 5:13 p.m. - disturbance breathing, hurting into back 11:03 a.m. - fraud 3300 900 block of West Avenue 74 year old female, just short West 7th. Forged check and B. Reporting party advis- of breath, has COPD. cashed possibly stolen from ing three male subjects and Fast is always in season with high speed internet from Sparklight: 3:24 a.m. - noise distur- mail box, report taken. two female subjects fighting bance 900 block of North 11:15 a.m. - child custody in front of her residence, no Upto Washington. Dog barking 900 block of West C Avenue. weapons. No vehicles, all next door, nobody Ivies in Dad has juvenile and won’t parties separated. the house unsure where the barking is coming from. Un- return them. Staying with 5:19 p.m. - accident/no in- grandfather on 2050 Road. jury 100 Mbps $4.5 /mo? secs: Blackburn and Currell. 300GB data plus | FREE installation included sure if anyone is in the area. Reporting party does not Parties exchanged inforam- Dog picked up taken to shel- know address, advised of tion. ter. options. Civil matter. 5:31 p.m. breaking and Hurry, this great Sparklight offer ends 4:19 am. - EMS/Am- 12:07 p.m. - disturbance bulance 200 block of East 100 block of North Main. entering 300 block Parkview Place. Currently not in prog- April 30, 2020! Country Club Boulevard. Two females causing dis- ress, reporting parties sister Male subject, reporting par- turbance asked to leave and Stream on all your devices, even during peak hours. is on scene requesting extra ties father, difficulty berat- went outside but are coming patrol. ing history of COPD and back in now. One wearing 7:53 p.m. - welfare check uses a breathing machine. gray sweater, one wearing 1 40. Westbound side, male 8:54 a.m. - ex husband black jacket, left prior to of- calling and sending threat- ening texts, has protective ficer arrival. 1:16 p.m. - EMS/Ambu- subject in center of interstate sent to OHP. 1-855-692-4117 order against him. lance 2300 block of Bell 8:01 am. - suspicious person(s) I 40 westbound. sparklight.com/offers 10:05 a.m. - EMS/Ambu- Avenue. 82 year old male Male subejct wearing all /Sparklight lance 100 block of Newtown subject had seizure and has black sitting on bridge over. Not an exit. Male subject “ElkCituNews now staggering in the mid- dle of the highway. 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