Health department posts positions, moves to Nightingale EMR and keeps testing available ahead of Sundance
January 09, 2023 | Summit County Health Department, Summit County Commission and Boards, Summit County, Utah
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Director Shelley (Shelley Morley) briefed the Summit County Board of Health on staffing and operations. She said the department has posted two positions — an early‑intervention occupational therapist (funded in the budget) and a WIC director — and plans to post a time‑limited Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) coordinator to manage volunteer training and deployment.
Morley announced the clinical staff switched to a new electronic medical record system called Nightingale Notes, which the department selected following a competitive process oriented toward public‑health workflows. The system is live after staff training, supports paperless charting, and can send text, email and phone appointment reminders; the system also interfaces with the state immunization registry (USOS). “The clinical staff has moved to a new electronic medical record system, and it's called Nightingale Notes,” Morley said.
On infectious‑disease preparedness, the county secured two days per week of fixed COVID testing at the Round Valley site (Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.) and a mobile testing van to serve Sundance activities; staff also distributed home test kits through libraries and the chamber and requested additional kits. The department continues public messaging encouraging symptomatic residents to stay home, to test, and to mask when appropriate.
Board members asked about the department’s scope of clinical services. Staff clarified the county provides primarily public‑health services (women’s health, STI testing, communicable‑disease investigation) and uses nurse practitioners contracted through the University of Utah School of Nursing; primary care and sick‑visit needs are directed to primary‑care clinics or emergency departments.
Staff reported wastewater surveillance showing an ebb and flow in COVID signals and a tapering of flu; they cautioned that holiday testing delays may affect short‑term trends. Morley said the department will present survey and other program results to county council and to the public when appropriate.
The board adjourned with its next meeting scheduled for Monday, February 6.
Morley announced the clinical staff switched to a new electronic medical record system called Nightingale Notes, which the department selected following a competitive process oriented toward public‑health workflows. The system is live after staff training, supports paperless charting, and can send text, email and phone appointment reminders; the system also interfaces with the state immunization registry (USOS). “The clinical staff has moved to a new electronic medical record system, and it's called Nightingale Notes,” Morley said.
On infectious‑disease preparedness, the county secured two days per week of fixed COVID testing at the Round Valley site (Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.) and a mobile testing van to serve Sundance activities; staff also distributed home test kits through libraries and the chamber and requested additional kits. The department continues public messaging encouraging symptomatic residents to stay home, to test, and to mask when appropriate.
Board members asked about the department’s scope of clinical services. Staff clarified the county provides primarily public‑health services (women’s health, STI testing, communicable‑disease investigation) and uses nurse practitioners contracted through the University of Utah School of Nursing; primary care and sick‑visit needs are directed to primary‑care clinics or emergency departments.
Staff reported wastewater surveillance showing an ebb and flow in COVID signals and a tapering of flu; they cautioned that holiday testing delays may affect short‑term trends. Morley said the department will present survey and other program results to county council and to the public when appropriate.
The board adjourned with its next meeting scheduled for Monday, February 6.
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