Telehealth Clinic

The EMU Telehealth Clinic is a nurse practitioner-led COVID-19 management clinic that coordinates with the Dean of Students and collaborates with the Washtenaw County Health Department and physicians from IHA to provide COVID-19 support on EMU’s campus. Our primary functions are to:

  • conduct case investigations 
  • serve as a resource for our campus community to seek answers when they have tested positive for COVID-19 or had close contact with someone who has COVID-19, and
  • provide education to encourage wellness

Hours of operation (which are subject to change)
Monday-Friday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
[email protected]

Definitions

  • COVID-19 Case Expand dropdown
     A COVID-19 case is an individual who is positive for COVID-19.
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     A close contact is someone who has been within 6 feet of a person who is infected with COVID-19 for 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period (for example, three individual 5-minute exposures for a total of 15 minutes).
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    A case investigation is a thorough interview of an individual who is positive for COVID-19. It includes details about their symptoms, vaccination status, recent travel, exposures to COVID -19, relevant past medical history, and an evaluation of possible contacts dating back to 48 hours before the onset of symptoms.
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    Contact Tracing is the process of contacting and interviewing individuals who may have been in close contact with someone who is positive for COVID-19. The purpose of the interview is to inform the individual that they may have been in close contact, to make decisions about quarantine and self-monitoring, and to provide support and resources. 

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    Self-Monitor is recommended when someone who is fully vaccinated has been within 6 feet of a person who is infected with COVID-19 for 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period (for example, three individual 5-minute exposures for a total of 15 minutes). Persons who are told to self-monitor should report any symptoms they have and need to get a COVID-19 test.

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    • Quarantine is a means to separate persons or groups who are believed to have been exposed to someone with COVID-19. This process helps to prevent the spread of COVID-19. 
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    • Isolation is a means to separate persons or groups who have or are reasonably believed to be infected with COVID-19. This process helps to prevent the spread of COVID-19. 
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    An exposure happens when someone is in close contact to someone infected with COVID-19.
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    • The incubation period is the period-of-time from exposure to when someone begins to have symptoms. For COVID-19, the incubation period is 2-14 days. Persons exposed to someone with COVID-19 may become positive at anytime between days 2 and 14 after exposure. 

FAQ

  • What do I do if I am positive for COVID-19? Expand dropdown
    If you test positive for COVID-19, please do the following.
      • Take Care of yourself. Rest, drink plenty of fluids and consult your primary care provider or urgent care if needed. 
      • If you are having any difficulty breathing, call 911 and go directly to the emergency room. 
      • Do not come to campus.
      • Continue to wear a mask and physically distance if you are around others. You will be told to isolate for a prescribed time period. During this time, you should not leave your home except for medical care.
        • If you share a home  with others, wipe down any shared spaces with disinfectant, have food brought to your room, or get food when others are not around. 
      • Submit a COVID Report Form
      • Contact EMU Telehealth at [email protected]
  • What do I do if I am ill? Expand dropdown
    • Do not come to campus
    • Take care of yourself. Rest, drink plenty of fluids and consult your primary care provider or urgent care if needed. 
    • If you are having any difficulty breathing, call 911 and directly to the emergency room. 
    • Continue to wear a mask and physically distance if you are around others. You may be placed on a 72-hour hold from campus. During this time, you should:
      • Pay attention to your symptoms
      • Monitor your temperature
      • Get tested for COVID-19
    • Contact EMU Telehealth at 734-487-3865 or [email protected] if you have questions. 

  • What do I do if someone in my class is positive? Ill? Or a close contact?

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    • If you become aware that someone in your class is COVID positive or ill, make sure that if you are face-to-face that you both have masks on and move to six feet apart. The person who is COVID-19 positive or ill should leave campus immediately. 
    • Any person who tests positive for COVID-19 should be instructed to submit a COVID Report Form and contact EMU Telehealth.
    • You should not notify any other individuals about another person's COVID-19 status. Sharing this information with others may be a violation of privacy rules.

  • What happens if someone in my class was positive?

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    • If you believe you may have been in close contact with an individual who has COVID-19, you may (but are not required to) complete a COVID-19 Report Form.
    • Students should continue to attend class unless they are instructed otherwise by EMU Telehealth.
    • Instructors should continue to hold class and not make any changes to the mode of delivery.

  • What happens if someone I spent time with is a close contact?

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    If someone you spent time with learns that they were a close contact, and you were not in direct contact with the positive individual, you are a secondary contact, not a close contact.