Looking for Healthcare? Whether you choose an in-person physician visit or access virtual care from home, Warren Clinic and Laureate offer more ways for patients to access the healthcare services they need during the era of COVID-19. Judging by the tens of thousands of patients who have already opted to utilize Warren Clinic Virtual Care to access primary care, specialty and urgent care services since March of this year, it’s safe to say that virtual health services have become part of our new normal. While the direction of healthcare was already set on a trajectory towards advanced digital and expanded virtual health services across the board, the era of COVID-19 accelerated all of that. Saint Francis and Warren Clinic have implemented video visits for patients to provide safe, efficient and convenient methods to get the care they need. “At Saint Francis, we are blessed to have an administrative team and technology services that have already made great progress in the development of virtual health,” says Dr. Dana Davis, medical director of Urgent Care at the Warren Clinic Springer Building. “It’s been wonderful to see how the community has embraced the ease of virtual care, and more recently Urgent Care video visits. Patients of all ages really love it and we’ve received nothing but very positive feedback.”
Providing Care During COVID-19 Over the past several months, virtual care has been highly utilized by those with suspected cases of COVID-19. As the pandemic continues, and with flu season quickly approaching, video visits serve as a safe way for a patient to triage their symptoms, get an order for testing and further medical guidance. “We have found video visits are effective in accessing patients who are exhibiting COVID-19 symptoms and directing them to where they need to be to receive appropriate care. What’s more, we’ve discovered that seeing patients who may have COVID-19 by video (rather than coming to an actual urgent care facility) goes a long way in lessening the likelihood of exposure to others,” says Dr. Davis. For patient Maura Guten, CEO of Tulsa’s Child Abuse Network, the ability to access a virtual urgent care visit was a game changer for her and her family. In
Dana Davis, M.D., Warren Clinic urgent care physician
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