Summit Community Care Clinic works to take pressure off the hospital emergency department during coronavirus outbreak

Apr 7, 2020 -- Posted by : admin

Article by the Summit Daily

The Summit Community Care Clinic’s doors are open and workers are providing care amid the COVID-19 public health crisis.

Chief Medical Officer Dr. Kathleen Cowie said the clinic is seeing patients via telehealth services as well as scheduling in-person visits for those who have more severe symptoms. If a telehealth medical provider is concerned that a patient is very ill, an on-site assessment can be scheduled at the clinic on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. 

The goal, Cowie said, is to treat as many patients at the clinic as possible so that they don’t need to go to the hospital’s emergency department.   

 

 

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