As we endure the coronavirus crisis together, Scotland Health Care System wants to reassure our community that they should not be afraid to come to the Emergency Center when emergency services are needed. We are taking every precaution available to provide a safe environment for patient care.
At Scotland Memorial Hospital every morning, our hospital incident command meets by video conference. This team of leaders reviews the latest developments with this situation and makes sure the Scotland Health Care is responding appropriately.
We have enacted strict visitor policies and screening procedures over the last few weeks to help prevent any patients, associates or visitors with symptoms that could be from COVID-19 from entering any Scotland-owned facility.
Drive-thru screening tents have been set up on the SMH campus to test patients who have a COVID-19 order from a physician. This procedure is eliminating patients from entering facilities to be tested.
Scotland Physician Network has added phone and virtual visit options for primary care and specialty care practices. We have seen an increase in utilization for those methods over patients physically coming into the practices. We continue to encourage our patients to keep their in-person appointments if they feel they need to have a face to face interaction with their provider. If there are any questions about visit options, patients are asked to call their providers’ practice and inquire about which option is best for them.
Scotland Health wants to make sure that our community is aware that we continue to provide safe, high quality and compassionate care to our patients. Scotland Health has worked tirelessly over the past several weeks to prepare to protect our community. We believe that we are as prepared as we can be.
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