Wicomico Health Department Hols Covid-19 Community Meeting and Opens Call center

Salisbury, MD – In partnership with Wicomico County Department of Emergency Services, the Wicomico County Health Department held a community partners meeting about the coronavirus (COVID-19) at the Wicomico Youth and Civic Center on Tuesday, March 10, 2020. The meeting covered general information on COVID-19, the health department’s initiatives to promote public awareness, and community partners’ contingency plans. Community partners included:

· Anchorage Health (CommuniCare)

· City of Salisbury

· Deer’s Head Hospital Center

· Department of Social Services

· Emergency Management Services

· Encompass Health

· Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS)

· Peninsula Regional Medical Center

· Salisbury Fire Department

· Salisbury University

· Wicomico County Board of Education

· Wicomico County Board of Elections

· Wicomico County Public Schools

· Wicomico Nursing Home

· Wicomico Public Library

· Wor-Wic Community College

The Wicomico County Health Department continues to work closely with the community to prepare for possible COVID-19 cases on the Eastern Shore. Starting March 12, 2020, the health department will open a call center for general information on COVID-19 as well as information for local physicians. Physicians and residents can contact the call center at (410) 341-4600 Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m.

For more information on COVID-19, visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at www.cdc.gov or the Maryland Department of Health at www.health.maryland.gov. The Wicomico County Health Department will continue to share COVID-19 updates on www.wicomicohealth.org, Facebook, Instagram (WicomicoHealth) or Twitter (@WicomicoHealth).

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