{"id":288,"date":"2020-08-08T02:44:39","date_gmt":"2020-08-08T02:44:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/reopening\/?page_id=288"},"modified":"2022-01-05T14:27:42","modified_gmt":"2022-01-05T14:27:42","slug":"testing-and-trinity-health-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/reopening\/testing-and-trinity-health-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Testing and Trinity Health Information"},"content":{"rendered":"

August 6, 2020<\/p>\n

Dear Colleagues,<\/p>\n

I\u2019m writing to provide additional details about the testing process for employees.\u00a0 We are planning on beginning on-campus testing for asymptomatic employees later in August, and we will continue weekly testing through the first few weeks of the semester.\u00a0 This testing is another method of keeping our community as safe and healthy as possible and will be conducted by the\u00a0Broad Institute<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0We will share information about specific days and times, test registration and obtaining results as we confirm those details.<\/b><\/p>\n

In order to initiate the testing, the Broad Institute will need the name, date of birth and home zip code for each employee to authenticate them and will also require their primary phone number and email address for communicating test results. If you have a concern about the sharing of that information for testing purposes, please contact me.<\/p>\n

Attached are two documents for employees to review \u2013 the Testing Consent for the Broad Institute<\/a> and the Trinity Employee Community Commitment<\/a> that outlines protocols we all need to follow to keep our campus as safe and as possible. Attestations through our system will be required for these documents and employees will soon receive a link to do so, so it isn\u2019t necessary to sign and return these documents to me.\u00a0 For now, please review the documents and let me know if you have any questions.<\/p>\n

Please note this testing is for asymptomatic employees.\u00a0 If employees are experiencing symptoms that may be related to COVID-19 they should contact their health care provider to seek a COVID-19 diagnostic test as soon as possible, and not come to campus.\u00a0 If employees develop symptoms at work, they must immediately leave campus without coming into contact with supervisors or coworkers, then notify their supervisors once they arrive at a safe off-campus location.<\/p>\n

Employees working regularly on campus will be tested each week and regular weekly testing will continue for the first weeks of the semester.\u00a0\u00a0If the prevalence of infections on campus remains low, we will adjust the testing cadence to once<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>every other week for employees.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a>Employees who are working remotely do not need to participate in regular on-campus weekly testing, but must obtain a negative COVID-19 PCR test result 5-7 days before coming to campus.\u00a0Employees who are working remotely may come to campus to be tested, then leave campus and return when a negative result is received, or they may obtain a test closer to their home and come to campus after receiving a negative test result.\u00a0 Trinity will cover the cost of testing performed on campus by The Broad Institute.\u00a0 If employees receive a test elsewhere, they will incur a cost.<\/p>\n

We are sending a lot of information, but we feel it\u2019s best to overcommunicate in these circumstances.\u00a0 Here are some additional reminders:<\/p>\n