If you work in a critical infrastructure industry, as defined by the Department of Homeland Security, such as healthcare services and pharmaceutical and food supply, you have a special responsibility to maintain your normal work schedule.

The guidance goes on to further define the “essential infrastructure workers” to include “physical, occupational and speech therapists and assistants”. Their advice to our industry is to strive to stay open and treat the patient population during this pandemic. Therefore, we believe that it is our duty to try to meet this guidance and continue to care for our patients’ physical, occupational and speech therapy needs during this time of crisis.

• Stay home if you believe you have been exposed to the virus, even if you are not showing any symptoms.
• If you have a fever or any other illness, please cancel your appointment
• Symptoms may include fever, coughing and shortness of breath.
• If you have symptoms of any respiratory infection with no fever (e.g., cough, runny nose) please call ahead to reschedule your appointment or a telehealth visit, if appropriate.
• If you have a fever, please refrain from coming to the clinic until you have been fever-free for 3 days.