Michigan Medicine Adding More Time sensitive Surgeries, Procedures, Clinic Appointments
(May 19, 2020 6:41 AM) Michigan Medicine is encouraging patients to seek health care that is time sensitive and is continuing to expand availability of procedures, surgeries and clinic visits. During the height of the pandemic, many procedures and surgeries were put on hold at Michigan Medicine to create capacity for caring for additional patients with COVID-19. But as that patient demand declines, Michigan Medicine caregivers say it’s important to resume care, especially if delays can make conditions worse. “It is understandable that people have concerns about leaving their homes and being exposed to COVID-19,” says Jeff Desmond, chief medical officer at Michigan Medicine. “However, it is just as concerning to us that people may be delaying appropriate care and getting sicker as a result. So we are taking steps, as we always do, to ensure we provide a safe environment for patients and employees in our hospitals and health centers.” Those precautions include providing masks to all patients, visitors and employees, which must be worn at all times; continuing to screen our patients at our hospitals and clinics for symptoms; moving furniture to encourage social distancing; vigilant attention to cleaning and disinfection; and following established guidelines to minimize the…
