2023 Event wellness protocols

City and government procedures subject to change.

The Hospital Hill Run COVID Precautions for 2023

Our participants’ health and wellness is our top priority, and we will incorporate all appropriate precautions stipulated by the CDC, City, State, and County Guidelines.

All participants please read and follow prescreen notes below before attending.

Expo/Packet Pickup:

• Moved outside to under the Ice Terrace at Crown Center, Friday, June 2, 9-7 pm only, with the packet pickup open until 8 pm. One day only.

Start Line:

• 7:00 am start
• Participants will line up according to pace times
• Hand sanitizer and disinfectant wipes will be available at packet pickup, portable toilets, aid stations, finish line, and all areas where there will be touchpoints.

Aid Stations:

• Runners are encouraged to carry their own hydration.
• Volunteers will fill cups and hand them out or participants can pick them up on their own off a table.
• The finish line will have bottled water

What to bring:

• Runners are encouraged to carry their own hydration to reduce the number of people at aid stations.
• The finish line will have bottled water

Prescreen Notes:

Participants, staff, volunteers, attendees, and spectators must stay home if they are feeling ill or experiencing the following symptoms:

• Fever or chills
• Cough
• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
• Fatigue
• Muscle or body aches
• Headache
• New loss of taste or smell
• Sore throat
• Congestion or runny nose
• Nausea or vomiting
• Diarrhea

CDC info for those who need extra precautions https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/need-extra-precautions/older-adults.html

Based on what we know now, those at high risk* for severe illness from COVID-19 are:

People 65 years and older.

• People who live in a nursing home or long-term care facility.
• People who live or interact frequently with persons with not well-controlled underlying medical conditions.

• People of all ages with underlying medical conditions, particularly if not well controlled, including:

• People with chronic lung disease or moderate to severe asthma.
• People who have serious heart conditions.
• People who are immunocompromised.
• Many conditions can cause a person to be immunocompromised, including cancer treatment, smoking, bone marrow or organ transplantation, immune deficiencies, poorly controlled HIV or AIDS, and prolonged use of corticosteroids and other immune weakening medications.
• People with severe obesity (body mass index [BMI] of 40 or higher).
• People with diabetes.
• People with chronic kidney disease undergoing dialysis.
• People with liver disease.
• People with high blood pressure.

*If have more than one risk factor = very high risk