WHAT IS PRIME EYE CARE PLANNING TO DO DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC?
It has become clear that COVID-19, the novel Coronavirus outbreak, has made its way to the United States at a meaningful scale, raising many questions. We want to assure you that our business continuity planning in the face of a highly contagious disease starts with your health as our highest priority as we continue to serve our patients.
While COVID-19 in our midst is unsettling, we are prepared to work together to minimize its impact and maintain a excellent patient care. As part of our commitment to ensuring that you stay safe and healthy, we have increased the amount of hand sanitizing stations in all of our offices, ordered antibacterial wipes to make thorough sanitation of door handles, desks, and all patient contact areas. Disinfection surfaces is one important way to minimize the spread of not just COVID-19 but all viruses, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO).
Prime Eye Care will be taking the following increased procedures to ensure proper sanitation within the offices.
It has become clear that COVID-19, the novel Coronavirus outbreak, has made its way to the United States at a meaningful scale, raising many questions. We want to assure you that our business continuity planning in the face of a highly contagious disease starts with your health as our highest priority as we continue to serve our patients.
While COVID-19 in our midst is unsettling, we are prepared to work together to minimize its impact and maintain a excellent patient care. As part of our commitment to ensuring that you stay safe and healthy, we have increased the amount of hand sanitizing stations in all of our offices, ordered antibacterial wipes to make thorough sanitation of door handles, desks, and all patient contact areas. Disinfection surfaces is one important way to minimize the spread of not just COVID-19 but all viruses, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO).
Prime Eye Care will be taking the following increased procedures to ensure proper sanitation within the offices.
- Prime has increased it's regular infection control cleaning program which includes all high traffic areas, including door handles, phones and other frequently touched areas.
- Check-in and check-out counters as well as exam chairs will have extra attention paid for sanitation as these areas in between every patient.
- Prime has increased hand sanitizer availability throughout the offices.
- Wash your hands frequently for at least 20 seconds with soap and water and or alcohol-based hand rub.
- Cover your mouth when you cough or sneeze. Use a flexed elbow or tissue when sneezing or coughing, discard tissue immediately, and wash hands.
- Maintain social distancing. Avoid close contact with anyone who has a fever and cough.
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth. Your hands can transfer the virus after toughing contaminated surfaces.
- Stay informed about best practices. The best place to look for authoritative updates re the websites for the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
- Know the symptoms: Symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure and may include fever, cough, and shortness of breath.
- Please call and change your appointment and stay home when you are sick or are exhibiting early symptoms of illness.
- Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
- Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces like doorknobs, and handles using a household disinfectant on a regular basis.
- Stay home if you are sick or if you see an early warning sign of illness.
- See a doctor if you have a temperature, cough, sore throat, or difficulty breathing. Even if you are not feeling sick, you will help contain the inadvertent spread of the virus to others.
