The University of Kansas Health System Pawnee Valley Campus once again is providing sports physicals for Fort Larned and Pawnee Heights school districts.

The physicals will be conducted differently this year due to COVID-19 and the need for extra safety measures associated with the pandemic. Pawnee Valley Campus asks parents and guardians to call the family medicine team at 620-804-6007 to schedule their child for a comprehensive well-child exam. In addition to the sports physical, the exam will address any necessary vaccinations and other medical needs.

If a child has already received their well-child exam in the past 12 months, parents may still schedule a sports physical. A small fee for this service is required, and insurance will not be billed since a comprehensive exam has already been conducted.

Most insurance companies recognize the importance of annual well-child exams as a preventive health service and will provide coverage for these visits. Check with your insurance company regarding their policy on well-child exams. If your child does not have wellness benefits or you need financial assistance, notify the family medicine care team when you schedule the appointment.

A sports physical form should be filled out before the exam. Get the form here: kshsaa.org/public/pdf/form-ppe.pdf

For immunization requirements in Kansas schools, visit:

kdheks.gov/immunize/download/2020-2021_School_Requirement_K-12.pdf

Larned, Kansas. –A patient with COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, or SARS-CoV-2, has been admitted to The University of Kansas Health System Pawnee Valley Campus for treatment. The patient is in a specially equipped area that is designed to prevent the spread of the virus to other patients, visitors, staff and physicians.

Upon arrival, caregivers wearing protective personal gear coordinated the patient’s entry into the hospital. No other patients, visitors or caregivers were exposed.  Pawnee Valley Campus followed CDC and KDHE guidelines to protect caregivers, patients and visitors from exposure.

We will not share information about patients admitted for COVID-19 in order to protect their privacy as required by federal law.  County and state health departments work in tandem for contact tracing and will notify people at risk per their protocols.  All questions related to public safety should be directed to the appropriate governing agency.

The University of Kansas Health System Pawnee Valley Campus’s top priority is the safety of our patients, caregivers, and the community. Our expert clinicians regularly care for patients with severe respiratory illnesses and other infectious diseases. They are well trained and follow specific procedures using the tools and techniques in place to protect themselves, including the use of personal protective equipment (PPE).

Employees are safe to come to work and patients are safe to keep their medical appointments and planned procedures to stay healthy.

There are no more planned updates at this time.

Pawnee Valley Campus Initiates NEW Changes to Visitation and Mask Requirements (Effective Wednesday, May 27)

Larned, Kansas – The University of Kansas Health System Pawnee Valley Campus is working
closely with local, state and federal health officials to control spread and provide needed care
during the COVID-19 Pandemic. We have done so while continuing to safely meet the primary,
specialty and emergency healthcare needs of our patients and their families. Our top priority is
keeping our patients, visitors and staff safe.

To that end we have made some changes to our visitation policy and are implementing universal
mask requirements based on CDC guidelines.

Visitation Changes

• Effective Wednesday, May 27 at 6:00 a.m.
• One visitor per patient per day will be allowed from 8:00 am – 8:00 pm. No visitors will be allowed to enter after 8:00 pm.

Visitation Reminders

• Patients and visitors must use the Front Entrance, M-F from 6:00 am – 5:00 pm for
  access. Evenings until 8:00 pm and weekends from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm, patients and
  visitors must use the After Hour Entrance.
  Only emergency room patients and visitors enter through the Emergency Department
  entrance, open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• Unless you have a scheduled pediatrics appointment, visitors under age 14 will not be
  allowed in the facilities until further notice.
• Temperature screenings upon entry into our facilities will continue. When you enter the
  hospital, you will be directed to a screening station where someone will take your
  temperature. This process will include staff. Every person arriving at our facilities must
  receive a temperature screening before entering. Visitors and staff with a temperature
  will not be allowed in the facility.

New Universal Mask Requirements

• Masks are now required for patients, visitors and staff. As we work together to preserve
  health and safety for our health system and communities, we require all patients,
  visitors and staff to wear masks. It’s a necessity of our new normal that certainly feels
  Pawnee Valley Campus
  different, but guidelines from the CDC indicate wearing a barrier mask provides a
  measure of protection for all of us. This change aligns with both state and local
  guidelines in requiring all individuals to wear a mask in public. Simple acts such as
  breathing, talking, sneezing and coughing are all ways the virus may spread.
• We ask that you bring your own mask, however, if you do not have one you will be
  provided one when you enter our facility and are screened.
• We know this may be an inconvenience, but our priority is keeping our patients, visitors
  and staff safe and healthy. These are unprecedented times and we are staying abreast
  of the situation and taking precautions accordingly.

General Reminders

If you are feeling ill and have the following symptoms:

• Fever
• Coughing
• Shortness of breath
• Or have:
  • Been in close contact with a person known to have COVID-19
  • Have traveled to an area with sustained transmissions

Contact your doctor’s office or call the COVID-19 Hotline at 877-261-7140.

Call before you arrive at your doctor’s office.

Do not go to the Emergency Department unless instructed by your doctor.

Our team treats patients with several respiratory illnesses every day. We have the training, tools
and techniques in place to isolate and care for patients who are potentially at risk for COVID-19
following the guidelines identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
For the most up-to-date information on COVID-19, visit:

• Kansas Department of Health and Environment
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Or your local county or city health department

The University of Kansas Health System Pawnee Valley Campus is prepared and ready.

The rise of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is a global, national and local concern. We want to assure our patients and the Pawnee Valley community that The University of Kansas Health System Pawnee Valley Campus is working closely with local, state and federal health officials to control spread and provide needed care.

Our top priority is keeping our patients, visitors and staff safe.

We know novel coronavirus is spread person to person; we are taking specific precautions to control the spread of the virus in our facility and community, including:

·         Implementing telephone and telehealth Pawnee Valley Medical Associates clinic visits

·         Reducing the number of surgical procedures by suspending elective surgeries.

·         Performing temperature screenings upon entry into our facilities. We reduced points of entry to direct all arriving visitors and employees to a temperature screening station.

·         Suspending nonessential specialty care appointments.

·         Suspending walk-in Saturday outpatient lab and clinic visits.

·         Preparing for increase in Emergency Department and acute care patients.

·         Reducing to no visitors in our hospital, with few exceptions. Any visitor who has a fever or other cold or flu-like symptoms may not enter our facilities.

·         Encouraging staff members to work from home if their roles and responsibilities allow it.

·         Closing our cafeteria to the public and offering only grab-and-go options for our staff.

·         Suspending the use of our conference rooms to external organizations or groups.

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Pawnee Valley is committed to ensuring the health and safety of our patients, staff and the community. We are monitoring to keep abreast of developments and recommendations from the United States Center for Disease Control on the Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV or WN-CoV) originating in Wuhan, China.

We will continue to monitor the situation as well.  Below you will find links to resources we consider to be reliable sources for additional information on the Novel Coronavirus.

Kansas Department of Health and Environment Website:  http://www.kdheks.gov/coronavirus/index.htm

CDC Website: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html

WHO Website: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019