We know that the Coronavirus is of growing concern to our community, country, and world.  As schools close or move to distance learning and all sporting events and large gatherings in the country cancel or postpone, we feel it is important for us all to learn the facts about Covid-19 and practice appropriate protective measures while avoiding unnecessary fear and panic.  The CDC has extensive information available on-line, which is being updated daily.  They have released a set of simple guidelines for the workplace, school, and home that will help to keep you protected and to mitigate the spread of the virus.  Here is a link to those guidelines:

 https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/downloads/workplace-school-and-home-guidance.pdf 

It is up to all of us to wisely slow the spread of the virus, without stopping all aspects of life as we know it.  During this time, we ask that all patients or their immediate families who have had a known exposure to the Coronavirus or who demonstrate symptoms including fever, cough, or shortness of breath please contact the office to reschedule your appointment. Studies are currently being conducted to determine the period of time patients are contagious from point of exposure through a point past the disappearance of clinical symptoms, but this timeframe is still not fully known at this time.  Until this period is known, we recommend a full 14 days elapse after known exposure or cessation of clinical flu-like symptoms before you return to the office for any non-urgent care.  This corresponds with the current recommended quarantine time after known exposure to Coronavirus.   

Our goal is to make our office one of the cleanest, safest places you can visit so as to continue to provide excellent  care for our patients.