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What is Munroe-Meyer Institute doing?

All departments and programs at MMI are committed to the safety and well-being of the individuals they serve. To that end MMI has implemented the following:

• Installed bilingual hygiene stations at patient and visitor entrance points.
• Implemented COVID-19 screening interview for all patients and visitors.
• Established additional check-in kiosks to manage patient flow.
• Instigated heightened sanitation measures.
• Moved classroom teaching and exams to electronic platform.
• Transferred appointments to telemedicine when appropriate.
• Created a website page with resources for families.
• All employees are exercising social distancing whenever possible.
• Moved the majority of meetings to electronic format.
• Postponed community events and conferences with more than 10 participants (Light it Up Blue will be held virtually, new building tours postponed, AAC conference canceled, etc.).
• Temporarily suspended TIPS, Early Intervention, Autism Care for Toddlers, Recreation Therapy group activities and some outstate clinics.
• Require continuous self-monitoring for all providers and staff for COVID-19 and upper respiratory symptoms.
• Suspended all business travel per University of Nebraska guidelines.
• Private travel is discouraged. When personal travel is unavoidable, travelers upon return might be required to self-isolate for two weeks.
• MMI leadership continuously Interact with University of Nebraska, Nebraska Medicine, Center for Disease Control, and Douglas County Health Department to establish new and revise as outdated policies.