Turning to telemedicine
Many family doctors can now connect with you by phone or video for your appointments.
That way we can keep you safe, other patients safe, and keep our office staff healthy. If we have concerns, we’ll make sure you get the care you need.
embrace your home
Our physicians and staff want to do everything possible to support our patients—one key way we’ll do that is by telling those with mild symptoms to stay home. Experience to date is showing us that most people will get better on their own.
Knowing that you have coronavirus doesn’t change how you get treated. Read here for specific information for when to seek help when you are sick.
don’t fret if no test
Not everyone needs a COVID-19 test. Only those requiring admission to our hospital or our intensive care unit will be tested at this time.
Again, most people will get better on their own.
stay close from a distance
Now is not the time to be hosting or going to parties, social gatherings, play dates, and family get togethers. Try something new, by having an online get together with friends and family. The more diligent we all work at this together, the quicker our lives will return to what we are used to.
wash your hands
Wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds to gather up the microbes and flush them down the drain. Don’t want to count? Sing “Happy Birthday” to yourself or your kids twice. Interested in the science of handwashing? Visit the Centre for Disease Control website for a great resource.
practice the chicken wing cough
Coughing into your elbow traps a lot of the droplets that can spread the Coronavirus from one person to another. It is also an area that people don’t usually touch between each other.
You should still wash your hands after coughing or sneezing, in case the virus founds its way onto your hands.