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NORTH CONWAY, NH 鈥� In a typical month of May, the local businesses of the Mount Washington Valley would be preparing to launch their summer season and welcome tourists to the area.
Instead, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses are making alternative plans, following the Governor鈥檚 Stay At Home 2.0 order, which allows for鈥痶he gradual鈥痳eopening of鈥痗ertain parts of New Hampshire鈥檚 economy.
Since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak, Memorial Hospital has focused on safety precautions to limit transmission, and keep staff and the community safe, while preparing for a possible surge.
With expertise in emergency preparedness and employee training concerning COVID-19, the Emergency Management and Infection Prevention teams at Memorial Hospital created an educational presentation with resources for the Mt. Washington Valley Chamber of Commerce to share with local businesses.
鈥淲e want local businesses to be able to take pertinent information back to their staff,鈥� said Will Owen, Emergency Management Coordinator and Nurse Educator at Memorial Hospital. 鈥淲e want to make sure their staff is safe, that guests are safe, and that they try to limit further transmission in the community.鈥�
The hour-long training sessions will offer guidelines for businesses from state and federal resources, such as employee safety and screening, infection prevention and hygiene, signage and communication and social distancing tools.
鈥淲e are grateful for Memorial Hospital鈥檚 collaboration with the Chamber in presenting training modules to our business community,鈥� said Janice Crawford, Executive Director of the Mt. Washington Valley Chamber of Commerce. 鈥淭his assures our businesses, governing bodies and guests that we take the guidelines for safeguarding our staff and guests very seriously.鈥�
Memorial Hospital staff will present the training sessions remotely, via GoToMeeting at 10am on Wednesday, May 20, Thursday, May 21 and Friday, May 22. To register, email Becky Adams at [email protected]. Each session is limited to 150 people and is free for all Mt. Washington Valley businesses.
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