PLEASE DO NOT COME TO THE CLINIC IF YOU ARE NOT FEELING WELL, EVEN IF YOU HAVE BEEN ADVISED NOT TO BE TESTED FOR COVID-19 OR HAVE TESTED NEGATIVE FOR COVID-19, PER UPDATED GUIDANCE ABOUT WHAT TO DO IF YOU’RE FEELING SYMPTOMATIC:
If you have symptoms, suspect you were exposed or have tested positive for covid-19::
o Please stay home and isolate yourself until: You have had no fever for at least 24 hours (without the use of fever-reducing medicine) AND Other symptoms (cough, shortness of breath, headache, chills, sore throat, muscle aches or lost of sense of taste/smell) have improved AND At least 10 days have passed since your symptoms first appeared.
o Anyone in your household you have had close contact with (within six feet for approximately 10 minutes) should self-quarantine for 14 days, even if you haven’t been tested for COVID-19
As the concerns about the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) intensify, we thought it would be helpful to share what Rocky Mountain Rehabilitation P.C. is or has been doing to make your therapy appointment as safe as possible. The health and safety of our patients and staff is our top priority. Thankfully, we are a small, low-volume clinic so we feel that the risk to our patients is much lower than higher volume or hospital based clinics at this time.
The first step we took was to educate our workforce using validated resources such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), World Health Organization (WHO), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) and the US Department of Health.
The second step we took was to evaluate our ability to continue to provide services without increasing exposure risks to you, to our visitors and staff. As part of that process we made a list of questions to ask to ascertain if any of these individuals:
Have traveled to China, South Korea, Iran, Italy or Japan or any other country with high COVID-19 incidents within the past 14 days;
Have had any contact with anyone diagnosed with COVID-19, persons under investigation for COVID-19 or anyone with flu-like symptoms (fever, cough and shortness of breath). The exposure could be to spouses, partners, family members, friends, work colleagues, social group members, fellow students, church members or any other persons or groups where there could be personal contact (within 6 feet).
Have had any worrisome symptoms: fever, cough or shortness of breath in the past 14 days. If positive for symptoms we are asking them to contact their physician for guidance and if they are permitted to travel in the community to call the clinic prior to arriving. Please stay home if you have any worrisome symptoms!
The third step we took was to intensify our housekeeping & infection control procedures to assure that we have minimized contact with anything or areas that could harbor harmful bacteria or viruses. In doing so we are asking all individuals who enter our clinic to:
Answer the questions noted above
Apply our hand-sanitizer prior to completing paperwork, signing-in for the appointment, taking a seat in our reception area or starting treatment
Practice good hand hygiene (frequent handwashing) as well as good cough and sneeze etiquette (cover mouth with tissue when coughing or sneezing and deposit the tissue in a hands-free trash can or cover your mouth with your elbow if tissues are not immediately available).
Apply our hand-sanitizer when departing the clinic
New Telehealth Option:
The fourth step we are taking is to adapt our schedule to accommodate our immunologically compromised patients including but not limited to the frail or elderly. We will be offering a “Digital Visit” option to allow for any patient to be complete their treatment visit through a secure telehealth system. All insurances are now required to cover telehealth during the health crisis!
We will continue to employ procedures to minimize the spread of COVID-19 according to the CDC and other credible authorities and will keep you informed of any changes in protocols.