A Message to Our Patients about COVID-19

Village Physicians is OPEN. We are seeing patients at our clinic, in their homes, and through telemedicine at this time.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been responsive in its role to gather data and advise clinicians on COVID-19; however, it is up to physicians and all healthcare facilities to take necessary steps to provide effective screening for the public, followed by recommended protocols and patient management.

For diagnostic and therapeutic interventions, the CDC advises: “Patients should receive any interventions they would normally receive as standard of care. Patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 should be asked to wear a surgical mask as soon as they are identified and be evaluated in a private room with the door closed.” The CDC recommends postponing all nonessential or elective healthcare visits and group-related activities, and some states with widespread disease are mandating the provision of emergency services only.

If you suspect that you are showing symptoms, you should immediately notify facility personnel via telephone for instructions on accessing care.

To maintain social distancing within our facility, we require that patients sit at least six feet apart. Patients may wait in their cars and we will call them when the doctor is ready to see them. We routinely disinfect the waiting room throughout the day.