{"id":111897,"date":"2022-01-07T09:00:25","date_gmt":"2022-01-07T14:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=111897"},"modified":"2025-10-24T00:11:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T04:11:28","slug":"acdh-launches-covid-19-hotline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2022\/01\/07\/acdh-launches-covid-19-hotline\/","title":{"rendered":"ACDH launches COVID-19 hotline"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ACDH_new_banner-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"COVID-19 hotline\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-106802\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ACDH_new_banner-300x299.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ACDH_new_banner-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ACDH_new_banner.jpg 337w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Today, the Allen County Department of Health opened a COVID-19 hotline for questions, assistance, or resources at (260) 449-4499.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Health Department launches COVID-19 hotline<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fort Wayne, Indiana (January 7, 2022) \u2013 The Allen County Department of Health has strategized in real-time during each COVID-19 surge over the past two years to determine the most effective ways to utilize resources to conduct contact tracing for positive cases.<\/p>\n<p>That necessary work continues, as we have seen recent daily caseloads nearly twice the amount of past record-setting days. With the sudden increase in cases and the expectation that numbers will continue to increase, the Allen County Department of Health will no longer be able to contact each person who tests positive for COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe feel that we can provide more effective and targeted guidance to help a larger number of people by opening a COVID-19 hotline for residents if they need assistance, resources or have any other questions related to COVID-19,\u201d said Erika Pitcher, Community Health and Case Management Services Director.<\/p>\n<p>The hotline \u2013 (260) 449-4499 \u2013 is open to answer questions related to COVID-19, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Guidance on what to do if you tested positive<\/li>\n<li>Guidance on what to do if you were exposed to someone who tested positive<\/li>\n<li>Securing a work\/school note for those with positive lab test results<\/li>\n<li>Contact tracing assistance to day cares and preschools<\/li>\n<li>Assistance with outbreaks in workplaces, on sports teams, at churches, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Guidance for those with positive results on at-home tests<\/li>\n<li>Help with finding COVID-19 testing, vaccination and treatment sites<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Those with positive tests might also receive calls or texts from Indiana Department of Health contact tracers, and we encourage the public to respond to those communications.<\/p>\n<p>If local COVID-19 cases decrease to a manageable level, the Allen County Department of Health will reassess the contact tracing program to determine how best to meet the needs of the public.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<p><strong>COVID-19 World Wide Web Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p><strong>Allen County Department of Health COVID-19 Guidance and Local Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/docs\/Allen_County\/Health_Department\/2021\/2021_05_13_Take_the_shot_FAQs.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Take the Shot FAQ sheet from the Allen County Department of Health<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/docs\/Allen_County\/Health_Department\/2020\/2020_03_20_Home_Care_Isolation_Guidances.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Home Care Isolation Guidances<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/docs\/Allen_County\/Health_Department\/2020\/2020_03_24_COVID-19_Employee_Illness_Recommendations.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">COVID-19 Employee Illness Recomendations<\/a><\/li>\n<p><!--\n\n<li>City of Fort Wayne's Rent and Utility Assistance Program - <a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2021\/03\/05\/rent-and-utility-assistance-program-opens-monday-20210308\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">City's new release<\/a><\/li>\n\n--><\/p>\n<li>Allen County Department of Health information and stats<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>State of Indiana Web Resources<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2021\/11\/25\/resource-available-for-info-on-monoclonal-antibodies-for-covid-19\/\">Crush COVID: Information for the use of monoclonal antibodies in the treatment of COVID-19<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2021\/05\/10\/governor-on-unemployment-insurance-programs\/\">Gov. Holcomb Statement on Pandemic-Related Unemployment Insurance Programs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vaccine.coronavirus.in.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">COVID-19 Vaccine Waiting Room<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coronavirus.in.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indiana State Department of Health&#8217;s COVID-19 information and stats<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Indiana Executive Orders issued during the COVID-19 pandemic: <a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2020-covid-19-indiana-executive-orders\/\">2020<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2021-covid-19-indiana-executive-orders\/\">2021<\/a>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Other Web Resources<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/docs\/State_of_Indiana\/ISDH\/2021\/2021_04_23_JanssenCOVID-19VaccineFactSheetRecipients.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Janssen Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine Fact Sheet<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vsafe.cdc.gov\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">v-safe after-vaccination health checker<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention&#8217;s COVID-19 webpage<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/covid.cdc.gov\/covid-data-tracker\/?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fcoronavirus%2F2019-ncov%2Fcases-updates%2Fcases-in-us.html#cases_casesper100klast7days\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention&#8217;s COVID-19 cases in the United States<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com\/apps\/opsdashboard\/index.html#\/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Hopkins&#8217; COVID-19 Dashboard<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2021\/04\/22\/covid-19-funeral-assistance-program\/\">COVID-19 Funeral Assistance Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/topics\/CAAqBwgKMJy5lwswj-KuAw?hl=en-US&#038;gl=US&#038;ceid=US%3Aen\">Latest news from Google News<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/assorted-photos\/h1n1_billboard.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Billboard developed by the Allen County Department of Health Department to promote awareness of H1N1 in the Hispanic\/Latino communities.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='a1b2331b73135497d548b98f3ef7e28b' data-image-id=\"4875\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/assorted-photos\/h1n1_billboard.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/assorted-photos\/thumbs\/thumbs_h1n1_billboard.jpg\" data-title=\"Spanish H1N1 Billboard\" data-description=\"Billboard developed by the Allen County Department of Health Department to promote awareness of H1N1 in the Hispanic\/Latino communities.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Spanish H1N1 Billboard\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Spanish H1N1 Billboard\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"4875\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/assorted-photos\/thumbs\/thumbs_h1n1_billboard.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/twitter-photos\/awfec_ycmaaw_bi.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"At a grill safety, food handling safety and water safety demo. 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data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20210525\/246384.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20210525\/thumbs\/thumbs_246384.jpg\" data-title=\"Mindy Waldron\" data-description=\"Allen County Department of Health Department Administrator Mindy Waldron during the ACDH-ISDH news conference announcing the state&#039;s hosting of a mobile mass COVID-19 vaccination clinic at McMillen Park on May 25, 2021.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Mindy Waldron\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Mindy Waldron\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"11433\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20210525\/thumbs\/thumbs_246384.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20210525\/246551.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Burmese community leader So Min Oo during the ACDH-ISDH news conference announcing the state&#039;s hosting of a mobile mass COVID-19 vaccination clinic at McMillen Park on May 25, 2021.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='a1b2331b73135497d548b98f3ef7e28b' data-image-id=\"11434\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20210525\/246551.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20210525\/thumbs\/thumbs_246551.jpg\" data-title=\"So Min Oo\" data-description=\"Burmese community leader So Min Oo during the ACDH-ISDH news conference announcing the state&#039;s hosting of a mobile mass COVID-19 vaccination clinic at McMillen Park on May 25, 2021.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"So Min Oo\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"So Min Oo\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"11434\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20210525\/thumbs\/thumbs_246551.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20210525\/246695.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Gaby Lemus and Peggy Hayes with HealthVisions Midwest of Fort Wayne during the ACDH-ISDH news conference announcing the state&#039;s hosting of a mobile mass COVID-19 vaccination clinic at McMillen Park on May 25, 2021.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='a1b2331b73135497d548b98f3ef7e28b' data-image-id=\"11435\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20210525\/246695.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20210525\/thumbs\/thumbs_246695.jpg\" data-title=\"Gaby Lemus and Peggy Hayes\" data-description=\"Gaby Lemus and Peggy Hayes with HealthVisions Midwest of Fort Wayne during the ACDH-ISDH news conference announcing the state&#039;s hosting of a mobile mass COVID-19 vaccination clinic at McMillen Park on May 25, 2021.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Gaby Lemus and Peggy Hayes\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Gaby Lemus and Peggy Hayes\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"11435\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20210525\/thumbs\/thumbs_246695.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20210525\/246428.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"From left to right: Mindy Waldron, Shane Hatchett, Herb Hernandez, So Min Oo, Gaby Lemus, Peggy Hayes, Dr. Matthew Sutter, and Palermo Galindo (City of Fort Wayne) during the ACDH-ISDH news conference announcing the state&#039;s hosting of a mobile mass COVID-19 vaccination clinic at McMillen Park on May 25, 2021.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='a1b2331b73135497d548b98f3ef7e28b' data-image-id=\"11436\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20210525\/246428.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20210525\/thumbs\/thumbs_246428.jpg\" data-title=\"Gathered leaders\" data-description=\"From left to right: Mindy Waldron, Shane Hatchett, Herb Hernandez, So Min Oo, Gaby Lemus, Peggy Hayes, Dr. Matthew Sutter, and Palermo Galindo (City of Fort Wayne) during the ACDH-ISDH news conference announcing the state&#039;s hosting 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Department of Health Chief of Staff Shane Hatchett during the ACDH-ISDH news conference announcing the state&#039;s hosting of a mobile mass COVID-19 vaccination clinic at McMillen Park on May 25, 2021.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Shane Hatchett\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Shane Hatchett\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"11437\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20210525\/thumbs\/thumbs_246504.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20210525\/246882.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Allen County Health Commissioner Dr. Matthew Sutter during the ACDH-ISDH news conference announcing the state&#039;s hosting of a mobile mass COVID-19 vaccination clinic at McMillen Park on May 25, 2021.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='a1b2331b73135497d548b98f3ef7e28b' data-image-id=\"11438\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20210525\/246882.jpg\" 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