Dear Heart South Patients,
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Heart South physicians and nurse practitioners are transitioning most of our clinic visits to telemedicine visits. Telemedicine is a way we can conduct your office visit from the comfort and safety of your home, using voice and video chat through your smartphone or home computer with a camera. This is the safest and best way to continue to manage your cardiovascular care while minimizing the risk of exposure to you and the Heart South team.
- • If you have any acute or active problems, requiring in-person evaluation, such as chest pain, we will see you in our office.
- • If, during your telemedicine visit, your provider determines you need to be evaluated in-person, you may be asked to do so.
- • If you have recently cancelled or missed your appointment due to the COVID-19 pandemic, please call us to set up a telemedicine appointment.
- • We will be calling our patients for the upcoming weeks to change your office visit to a telemedicine visit. If you would like to have a telemedicine visit sooner than your upcoming office visit, please call us.
- • If you do not have access to a smartphone, computer with a webcam, or internet, and feel comfortable coming in to the office for your office visit, please know that we are taking every possible measure to reduce the risk of exposure to you and our staff. If you would prefer to reschedule, we are happy to accommodate that as well.
- • If you have had symptoms such as fever, cough, shortness of breath, have been exposed to COVID-19, have any other respiratory symptoms or illness, or are otherwise risk, please call us to reschedule your appointment and do not come in to the clinic.
Thank you everyone for allowing us to continue to provide your cardiovascular care during this time. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and our community as we face this crisis. Please call our office at 205-663-5775 at any time.
Thank you, from the Heart South Cardiovascular Team
