Timely Updates
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9/17/20 | 4:15pm | Return to Campus clarification
Dear faculty and staff: Thank you for your adaptability as we respond to the changing pandemic circumstances and ensure that we maintain focus on our important missions. You have risen to the occasion and exceeded expectations. I am proud of each of yo …
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9/10/20 | 9:30 am | UT Health San Antonio will not defer payroll taxes
On Aug. 8, President Trump signed an executive memo authorizing employers to defer the withholding and payment of social security taxes (6.2%) for a limited group of employees beginning Sept. 1 through Dec. 31, 2020. The deferred taxes, however, must b …
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8/12/20 | 9:30 am | Centralized PPE Ordering
Dear Faculty and Staff: Obtaining critical personal protective equipment (PPE) remains a challenge amid the COVID-19 public health crisis. Many suppliers are currently not shipping small orders of difficult-to-source PPE items. For quick availability, …
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7/22/20 | 5:50 pm | Updated Policy for All UT Health San Antonio Employees positive for COVID-19
All UT Health San Antonio employees who have had a positive COVID-19 test will be required to have a physical examination by a Wellness 360 healthcare provider or their primary healthcare provider before returning to work. Written documentation of the …
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7/16/2020 | 9:45 am | COVID-19 Testing, Positive Cases and Contact Tracing
As the fight to stop the spread of COVID-19 continues, UT Health San Antonio continues to employ our best practices and standards for informing impacted staff, students and faculty about virus positivity on campus. In the interest of transparency, we w …
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7/7/20 | Enforcement of Face Coverings (Masking) and Screening Guidance
To comply with the City of San Antonio’s mandatory masking requirements and for the protection and safety of everyone, we must enforce the requirements to wear face coverings and be screened before entering any UT Health San Antonio campus location. An …
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7/6/20 | 2:40 pm | COVID-19 14-Day Symptom Monitoring Log
Due to the widespread community transmission of COVID-19 in San Antonio, UT Health San Antonio employees must remain vigilant for symptoms on a daily basis. The most common COVID-19 disease symptoms include: Fever above 100.0 ˚F Cough Shortness of brea …
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6/30/20 | UT Health San Antonio doctor creates flexible covering to protect health care workers
Dr. Steven Venticinque, a physician at UT Health San Antonio, has created a device aimed at protecting health care workers who treat COVID-19 patients. The ‘stat enclosure,’ a clear tent-like covering, can be placed over a patient’s head while health c …
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6/29/20 | It’s all about size! Why experts say it’s false to say masks don’t filter out coronavirus because odors can get in
Some posts circulating online are claiming that since you can smell things like food or smoke through a cloth mask, the covering will not filter the coronavirus. Dr. Fred Campbell, associate professor of medicine at UT Health San Antonio, says that’s f …
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6/30/20 | 11:00 am | President William L. Henrich, M.D., MACP and UT Health San Antonio encourages U.S. public: ‘We Can Stop the Spread’
UT Health San Antonio President William L. Henrich, MD, MACP, announced “We Can Stop the Spread,” a public education initiative urging the public to continue safe behaviors such as wearing a mask, washing and sanitizing hands often, practicing 6-foot s …