Detroit Family Medicine Office Open During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Detroit Family Medicine Office Open During the Coronavirus Pandemic

We’ve received a lot of questions about whether or not we’re open during this Coronavirus Pandemic. Yes, we are open during the pandemic and we plan on remaining open for as long as it’s safe to treat patients. We are taking several precautions to keep our patients safe during this time.

We are open and we are continuing to offer telemedicine appointments for all of our existing patients and new members. We are also offering in-person appointments to our patients when necessary. For example, we recently sutured a dog bite for one of our patients to prevent an emergency room visit.

Where we can, we will treat patients in the office to save them money and decrease their risk of Coronavirus at hospital and urgent care settings. We are also open for medication pick ups and lab draws for patients who need medication refills or their necessary lab work completed, like hemoglobin a1c testing for our diabetic patients. We are coordinating testing for COVID-19 and we will soon have antibody testing in our office. 

How Has COVID-19 Changed Our Business?

We have always been able to text and email our patients, and conduct some visits by phone and video chat. We never thought that we'd have to completely rely on digital communication to take care of our patients, but COVID-19 changed all of that.

We’re used to seeing patients in our office face-to-face and developing genuine relationships with the people we take care of during that process, but due to COVID-19 we've been limiting our face-to-face visits as much as possible to limit the potential spread of the Coronavirus. The health and safety of our patients is paramount and by limiting our contact with patients in the office, we're doing our part to limit the spread of the virus. 

Thanks for reading and have a wonderful day,

-Dr. Paul Thomas with Plum Health DPC