EMPLOYEE HEALTH SERVICES
Excels Through COVID-19
Contributors: Stephanie Plowman, EHS Director Karen Lawson, Public Health Nurse Karen Simerlink, Public Health Nurse
Employee Health Services (EHS) is a dedicated team,
to supplement the team of registry and contact tracing
that has provided occupational health services and
staff that were already helping with this surge.” She
support to our County of Orange (County) family
said EHS provided virtual training sessions and utilized
throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. “EHS has worked
instant messaging through Microsoft Teams to coor-
tirelessly to meet the challenges presented by the
dinate all 40+ team members during and after normal
pandemic,” said Steve Thronson, Medical Health
business hours, seven days a week, unifying an effective
Services Chief.
COVID-19 response for County employees.
EHS is led by Director Stephanie Plowman, along
EHS continues to innovate. A new electronic health
with a core team of seven
record system called Cority
hardworking and forward-
was launched at EHS during
thinking staff. “With the spike
the height of the pandemic. Working closely with the
in COVID-19 cases during the
Cority software consultant,
first months of the year, EHS
EHS has added functionality,
has now processed more
automation, analytics, dash-
than 7,100 cases since the
boards, and creative tools
beginning of the pandemic,”
to manage incoming data.
said Stephanie. “During this
Cority has been a useful tool
most recent surge, the call to
for County Agencies and
action was answered by an
Human Resources partners
inspiring group of OC Health
as EHS developed innovative
Care Agency (HCA) volunteer
and dynamic approaches to
professionals assembled from the HCA’s very own programs including California Children’s Services, Whole Person
improve case processing, workflow and response times.
Care, and Mental Health Recovery Services.” Stephanie
EHS has compiled impressive numbers while serving
said the HCA volunteers along with the County
the County family. Public Health Nurse (PHN), Ria
Executive Office's Human Resource Services, “served
Patterson, led the way on reporting and analytics as
as a motivated and dedicated group which was needed
EHS facilitated more than 48,000 employee COVID-19
"
During the Omicron surge EHS continued to shine with professionalism, dedication and hard work when another wave brought illness to our community and was mirrored in the workforce.
"
Steve Thronson, Chief of Medical Health Services 6
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