As a physician I have seen a sizable upswing in the amount of flu cases this year.
It helps that many people are getting the vaccine, but, even with that there are no guarantees.
My staff, along with myself, make sure every one of us are vaccinated right away in hopes of avoiding getting sick ourselves. When you think about it, every one of us are exposed to the virus many times a morning so it is really simple for us to get sick ourselves if every one of us don’t take typical precautions! Rooms are sterilized after each patient, masks are gave to those checking in with symptoms, as well as hand sanitizer is used at every turn. What our patients are not aware of is the fact that every one of us take extra precautions that they don’t see. Twice, while in each flu season, I have a professional Heating as well as A/C cleaning repair come in to completely wash as well as wash the ductwork in our building. I also have many room purification units set up in the exam as well as waiting areas to help eliminate any germs or bacteria that a patient might bring in. So long as these practices are kept up with every one of us can assure our clients that they are safe in coming to the doctors office as well as have really little risk of contracting any illnesses that they may not already have. This is also done to protect me as well as our staff from getting the same things. I can’t afford to have our medical staff calling in sick or spreading germs either. The extra cash spent to maintain the cleanliness of our practice is well worth it. I would never consider not paying professionals to keep our locale wash as well as safe.