731: Dr. Kara Farley on COVID-19 and Blue Ocean Health Services

Dr. Kara Farley is a veteran, wife, mother of two, and physician. The COVID-19 pandemic occurred during Dr. Farley's last tour as a Naval Flight Surgeon. During that time, Dr. Farley was a lead member of the public health emergency services team where she created and implemented protocol aimed at decreasing transmission between sailors and soldiers. During her transition out of the military, she realized that the civilian sector was in need of these same services she created. In June she started Blue Ocean Health Services, which aims to give your business the tools for success during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. Today we're here to discuss COVID-19 best practices. Show notes… Calls to ACTION!!! Subscribe to the Restaurant Unstoppable YouTube Channel Join the private Unstoppable Facebook Group Join the email list! (Scroll Down to get the Vendor List!) Favorite success quote or mantra: Providing public health for the community In today's episode with Dr. Kara Farley we will discuss: How to Keep employees and guests safe. What's the Restaurant Owner's Liability? Record-keeping Screening Creating Safe Environment Cleaning Don't need to legally report to the public within 6 feet for 15 minutes Aside from liability, what is the restaurant owners ethical responsibility? What can we do for our employees to make them feel and actually be safer? Whats the process? Screening before the come to work- do you feel sick Temperature check Creating a culture of a common away What's the process look like? Hand washing Why is taking temperature not necessarily the best practice? What if our employees do not want to participate. What happens when one of your employees tests positive.  What happens if a guest test positive? What's the latest on what we KNOW about COVID19 What's the best PPE out there, and where can we get it? What's the perfect-case scenario? Today's sponsor: Toast - A POS built for restaurants by restaurant people Adapt fast with Toast's cloud-based restaurant POS system that updates to evolve your POS along with changing industry trends and guest expectations. Toast is built exclusively for restaurants of all shapes and sizes, with over 2/3 of our employees having restaurant experience to serve you better. Online Ordering - Let guests easily order directly from your restaurant for pickup or contactless delivery to keep revenue flowing during these uncertain times. Toast Delivery Services Dispatch local drivers through an on-demand network to keep your community fed and revenue coming in. MarginEdge is completely free for new customers until September. No setup fees. No integration fees. No commitment. Take your back office paperwork down to 2-3 minutes a day while creating real-time financial views to inform your path ahead. QuickBooks for Restaurants a Bookkeeping and Accounting Guide. The back-office restaurant accounting guide you've been searching for! Zac covers the accounting fundamentals, including sales tracking, purchasing, bill paying, invoicing, managing day-to-day liabilities, gift certificate tracking, cash management, detailed reporting, and more. Ultimately, Zac show owners and operators how to create the accurate financials and reporting that will enable them to make better informed, data-driven decisions. Contact info: Email: [email protected] Blue Ocean Health Services website Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for joining today! Have some feedback you'd like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below! If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the top of the post. Also, please leave an honest review for the Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast on iTunes! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them. And finally, don't forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates. Huge thanks to Dr. Kara Farley for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time!   Restaurant Unstoppable is a free podcast. One of the ways I'm able to make it free is by earning a commission when sharing certain products with you. I've made it a core value to only share tools, resources, and services my guest mentors have recommend, first. If you're finding value in my podcast, please use my links!