In an effort to help reduce the spread of Covid-19, Healthy Pediatrics at Old Bridge closed the office during its regular business hours in March 2020. Since then, Dr. Trish has been providing routine care in the office for newborns and well infants to keep them up-to-date on their necessary immunizations. She has also been treating her patients virtually for any urgent conditions through telemedicine.
As the prevalence of Covid-19 has been reduced over the past few months, Dr. Trish is now opening in-office visits to older children in need of well care as well as patients needing urgent medical care. We are scheduling non-ill patients at the beginning of each day and are reserving time at the end of each day for same-day appointments.
Telemedicine appointments are still available on days we are not in the office and for those conditions that do not require an in-person evaluation.
We want to assure our patient families that social distancing and strict infection control protocols are being followed at Healthy Pediatrics at Old Bridge.
- All patients and their family members are screened for Covid symptoms and/or exposure prior to scheduling appointments.
- Masks must be worn by all patients and family members, ages 2 years and older.
- Patient families wait in their vehicles and call the office on arrival. When our staff is ready, families are then called and directed into a specific exam room. Waiting rooms are not being utilized to maintain social distancing.
- No-contact thermometers are used to screen patients and their families at the start of each visit.
Feel free to contact our office if you have any questions or concerns during this time. We thank our patients for their understanding and cooperation in helping to keep everyone safe!
Posted 7/11/2020
