INFORMATION REGARDING ILLNESS & YOUR APPOINTMENT

 

attending your appointment

Please call or email the clinic for further instructions before attending your appointment if any of the following apply to you or your child. We may be able to alter your appointment to avoid an in-person visit.

    ILLNESS SCREENING CRITERIA

    1. Contact the clinic if the patient or attending caregiver has:
      1. New onset symptoms (sore throat, vomiting, diarrhea) within the last 2-3 days
      2. Any fever in previous 48 hours
    2. Ok to attend the appointment if patient has:
      1. 4 days since onset of symptoms and stable or improving
      2. No fever in the last 48 hours
      3. Sick parent or sibling who will NOT be attending appointment
        1. Having a sick family members is not a reason to not attend, but sick family members should not come to the appointment
    3. If there is a sick parent or sibling:
      1. Sick parent or sibling should not attend clinic with the patient
        1. If the sick parent or sibling absolutely needs to attend and it has been more than 2-3 days since symptom onset and no fever in last 48 hours it is ok for the sick parent or sibling to attend