by kcarten | Aug 19, 2020 | News
Mount Desert Islander Two weeks after Mount Desert Island Hospital and the state CDC announced a partnership that would allow the hospital to participate in the state’s Sara Alert system for contact tracing, the system is not yet up and running. “MDI Hospital...
by kcarten | Aug 19, 2020 | News
Hot Springs Sentinel The website notes if you haven’t spoken to a contact tracer on the phone to enroll in the automated SARA Alert program for reporting symptoms, beware of text messages asking you to click on a link. A tracer will not send you any links to...
by kcarten | Aug 14, 2020 | News
Herald Palladium Commissioners further approved the health department using the free Sara Alert software and program to help keep track of the contact tracing more efficiently. Britten said it was developed by the Mitre Corp. and the Association of Public Health...
by kcarten | Aug 13, 2020 | News
Mount Desert Islander The CDC granted the hospital the public health jurisdiction to use the Sara Alert contact tracing system to track symptoms of those who have come into contact with a positive case here, even if the positive case is a visitor. Read full Mount...
by kcarten | Aug 11, 2020 | News
WAMU 88.5 Vogt says contact tracers enroll people in Sara Alert, a software system created by Mitre and in place in Virginia since late May. The software sends emails, texts or phone calls to patients to monitor their vital statistics. If people are not comfortable...
by kcarten | Aug 9, 2020 | News
Marianas Variety In the CNMI, newly arrived travelers are enrolled in the Sara Alert System and undergo two Covid-19 tests — one upon arrival at the Saipan airport and the second on the fifth day after their arrival. Travelers must undergo quarantine until the result...
