In the after math of hurricane Rita…

Monday, Sep 26, 2005 1:00 pm Now all Servers are up and running. You can connect to Sigma-HomeCare Interactive secured EMR application by clicking her or by entering the employee lounge on top of this screen. Field staff with laptop can now synchronize remotely from and into the server. there are few scheduling and communications regarding some patients.

Sigma secured e mail server is also back. Please check your e mail frequently for the latest specific informations related to you or the patients you provide care for.

Sunday, Sep. 25, 2005 10:00 pm: Several staff members have been calling and/or e mailing locating themselves. everyone is safe and ready to go back to work. a limited number of patients have been calling to notify us of their return. We are arranging for visits on Monday afternoon for cases such as, BID IV, insulin or wound care. We expect that Tuseday be a normal home visits day for those patients who have come back.

Emergency status has been lifted. All employees are expected to report to work no later than Tuseday Sep 27, 2005 at 8:30 am. Those who can report on Monday, please do so As soon as possible. The Agency is officially opened on Monday Sep 27 and will resume normal operational activities. The office will be opened at 9:30 am

All medical record entry should be done on laptops -off line- until further notice. Synchronyzation is now available in the agency’s offices. It is expected to be available from a remote location no later than 12:00 pm on Monday.

Saturday Sep. 24, 2005 8:30 pm: As many of you were aware, due to hurricane Rita we have taken several safety measures including:

Securing the evacuation path of 97% of our patients
Emergency shutdown of Sigma Medical Record servers
Evacuating employees at 2 pm on Wednesday
Agency’s offices closure at 3 pm on Wednesday
processing payroll by 12:pm on Wednesday
Securing paper records from possible flood
Activating emergency procedure and on-call staff backup as follows:
Olive Thomas, Nurse on call if not found

Amer Taha, Administrator on call and backup to Olive , if not found

Carla Cvenney, If not found

Cynthia Bailey. they are all to be called by the answering service thrugh (409) 763-6800 0r (713) 947-2273.

It is our plan to establish business as usual as soon as possible so we can prepare for the comeback of our patients specially those needing critical care such as wound care and those on IV, Oxygen and tube feeding.

To our staff members

We would like you to report to Sigma Health Care, Inc. as soon as possible.

You can call me at (713) 947-0229 our or Sigma Emergency employee hot-line at (409) 763-6800. If you do not get a live answer please leave a message with your name, your location, the time you can be available and whether you need any help

To our patients:

Please inform us of your return by calling (409) 763-6800.

We hope to hear from you ASAP. Please let us know if you need help to get you back. There will be a schedule for patients starting Monday depending on need. God Bless everyone of you.

Amer Taha Executive Director Sigma Health Care. info@sigmahomehealth.com