Sick visit policy changes:
1. No walk in sick visits due to the need for pre-screening patients, please call us or send a portal message to advise of your symptoms.
Patients with illness please follow these guidelines:
1. Patients who have respiratory symptoms and report they have fever over 100.4 can be evaluated at clinic but are asked to remain in their car for telephone triage and curbside evaluation. Call us when they arrive to get checked in by phone.
3. Patients who have respiratory symptoms such as coughing and nasal congestion but no fever and have tested for COVID with in the preceding 24 hours can be seen in clinic as a routine sick visit. If no COVID testing was completed please call us for telephone triage prior to your appointment.
3. Patients will illness not including upper respiratory symptoms can be seen in clinic as a regular sick visit.
Patient Care and Safety:
1. We are open for patient visits, visitors should be limited to the primary patient only and a caregiver if needed. Additional family members should remain at home or in the car.
2. MASK POLICY: All patients have the option to wear masks in clinic based on their preference. We request that patient's who are ill with any cough or upper respiratory symptoms wear a mask in clinic to prevent risk of spreading illness to staff or other patients. Staff will wear masks when felt necessary for our protection and if the patient prefers to wear a mask we will also.
3. Patients are able to utilize telehealth options for many visits. We are using a simple platform that does not require you to download anything to your phone or computer, but will ask you to authorize use of the camera and microphone. Your link for access will arrive by text message. Many patient's appointments can be managed by telemedicine. Labs if needed can will be scheduled separately if needed.
Community Precautions:
1. Patients who have immune compromise (under treatment for cancer or other chronic health conditions- Diabetes, Congestive Heart Failure, COPD/Emphysema), should get vaccinated and be vigilant around others who may not be vaccinated, extra hand washing and avoiding close contact with others who not been vaccinated. Your immune system may not have a full immune response to the vaccine.
2. Patients who take medication for suppression of autoimmune diseases (RA, Crohns, Psoriasis, Ulcerative Colitis) should get vaccinated and be vigilant around others who may not be vaccinated, extra hand washing and avoiding close contact with others who not been vaccinated. Your immune system may not have a full immune response to the vaccine.