L A N C A S T E R M E D I C A L S O C I E T Y.O R G Patient Advocacy HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS ENCOURAGED TO DOWNLOAD AND USE THE COVID Alert PA App TO ADD YOUR PHONE TO THE FIGHT MEGHNA PATEL, Deputy Secretary for Health Resources and Services, Pennsylvania Department of Health T he Pennsylvania Department of Health launched the COVID Alert PA app in September 2020 to provide a resource for data and to notify users if and when they were a close contact to someone who is later diagnosed with COVID-19. This exposure notification app is available to download for free at the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. Pennsylvanians 13 LANCASTER 26 PHYSICIAN