COVID POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
The office has made a series of procedures to provide the most extensive safety protocols possible to protect both you the patient and us the practitioners.
I am fully vaccinated, and I encourage all my non-pregnant patients to get fully vaccinated.
Regardless of vaccination status all patients are required to wear masks during their appointment. Although the CDC has updated mask wearing guidelines for vaccinated individuals this does not apply to medical settings.
SANITATION PROTOCOL:
Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic we have been sanitizing all commonly touched surfaces according to CDC guidelines and using CDC approved cleaners for hospitals. We will now sanitize all commonly touched surfaces between each patient in the room and waiting area.
The table and face rest is always cleaned between each patient. The table will be sprayed, wiped, with a cleaner approved by CDC guidelines.
Linens are changed between each patient and are cleaned at a laundry facility that is also following CDC guidelines for laundry cleaning.
Each waiting and treatment room is now equipped with a True Hepa, UV air purifier that cleans the air and kills all mold, bacteria, and viruses in the air. The Chelsea office is also equipped with a true hepa air conditioning system.
NEW OFFICE PROCEDURES:
BEFORE YOUR ACUPUNCTURE TREATMENT PRE-SCREENING:
PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 OR COVID-19 IgM antibodies. You will need a negative Covid-19 follow up test before returning to the office. Telemedicine appointments are available for COVID-19 symptom treatment. Herbs can be mailed and delivered to patients.
Please let me know if you have tested positive for IgG Covid-19 antibodies. This means you have antibodies and some immunity to the virus.
Patients are pre-screened when making an appointment for:
- possible COVID-19 symptoms: cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fever, chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat, recent loss of taste or smell, or gastrointestinal symptoms like nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea.
- Or known exposure to someone with COVID-19, or recent travel to/from an area that is a hot spot for COVID-19
- Or a personal positive test for COVID-19, and recovering status of COVID-19.
Please do not come in person if you fit the above criterion. Please self-quarantine and contact your PCP or go to the ER (if it is an emergency) to discuss possible testing/further evaluation. We can set a up telemedicine and send herbal medicine. I have successfully treated several patients who have been diagnosed with Covid-19. None of the patients required hospitalization and all of the patients have successfully recovered. I would encourage you to use Chinese medicine for early stage Covid-19 symptoms and mild to moderate COVID-19.
There is also a Covid-19 Chinese herbal medicine prevention protocol that has been shown in two studies in China to help prevent infection in hospital workers. If you are interested in these protocols I can send you herbs without an appointment.
NO WAITING ROOMS
Per the executive order of Governor Cuomo all patients will be required to wear a mask upon entering the office and treatment room.
I will also being wearing a hospital grade mask during treatment.
I have always taken the strictest precautions regarding hand washing and clean needle techniques. These protocols will continued to be followed.
Please was your hands prior to entering the office or use the provided hand sanitizer to clean your hands. All the practitioners in the office are also screened in the same way before their workday.
AFTER YOUR ACUPUNCTURE TREATMENT
TOUCH LESS CHECKOUT: This is to ensure speedy and smooth checkout. Please try to make your follow up appointments while still in the treatment room or by phone or email. If it is possible, please prepare check or cash before coming to the appointment, you can also have a credit card on file or pay with touch less check out via venmo, zelle or paypal at bethanyacupuncture@gmail.com.
In a continued effort to minimize contact among other patients and practitioners, please leave the clinic promptly once your treatment is completed. We look forward to seeing you and resuming your care.
During this time I have been attending many webinars on Covid-19 from the CDC, NY State health department, Mt. Sinai, and John’s Hopkins on research and treatment through western medicine. I have also been reading all the latest studies and research. I have also been attending many webinars on Chinese Medicine and it’s effectiveness in the treatment of Covid-19 symptoms and the latest Chinese Medicine research.
Please reach out with any questions you may have.
Thank you very much for your cooperation with these new office policies and procedures. Together with mindfulness we can all get through this. I looking forward to seeing you soon.
Prior to your appointment you will receive an email with the following Covid pre-screening information:
Please cancel your appointment if you have any of the combination of these possible COVID-19 symptoms:
cough,
shortness of breath or difficulty breathing,
fever,
chills, repeated shaking with chills, fever with body aches,
headache,
sore throat,
recent loss of taste or smell,
gastrointestinal symptoms like nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea.
- Or known exposure to someone with COVID-19, or recent travel to/from an area that is a hot spot for COVID-19
- Or a personal positive test for COVID-19, and recovering status of COVID-19.
Please do not come in person if you fit the above criterion. Please self-quarantine and contact your PCP or go to the ER (if it is an emergency) to discuss possible testing/further evaluation. We can set up a telemedicine appointment and send herbal medicine. I have successfully treated several patients who have been diagnosed with Covid-19. None of the patients required hospitalization and all of the patients have successfully recovered. I would encourage you to use Chinese medicine for early stage Covid-19 symptoms and mild to moderate COVID-19.
Please check your temperature before coming in. A fever is a temperature of 100.4 or greater but if your temperature is greater than 99 please cancel your appointment and reschedule.