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Dear Patients,

First and foremost, your health and well-being is our top priority. In times like these our responsibility as healthcare providers is to provide patient guidance and to avoid the saturation of the hospital system. We understand that other illnesses and acute medical issues are not taking a break. We will remain OPEN keeping our normal business hours; Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm.

We want to assure you that we have been keeping up with the latest developments and guidelines with trusted medical resources regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. With the outpouring of information from social media and news outlets, Dr. Perez would like to address the concerns we’ve been encountering.

If you are worried about the possibility of having COVID-19, please know that 80% of patients are exhibiting a mild form of the disease that resolves spontaneously in about 10 days or less. It is important to note there’s been virtually no deaths under the age of 20 and patients age 30 or less have a very mild form of the disease.

The most common side effects are a fever, cough, and shortness of breath. Some patients are also initially presenting a sore throat and diarrhea. There is no availability of testing or treatment for mildly ill patients and the best strategy during this point is to prevent any further spread of the disease by remaining at home and avoiding social interactions unless absolutely necessary.

Patients who are immune compromised, over age 65, and/or also have diseases such as diabetes, cancer, heart disease, emphysema, etc. are at the highest risk. It has been observed that if this group were to have complications it would usually happen on or about day 10 to 12 of the infection.

Symptoms signalling complications;

• Persistent fever past the first week
• Worsening shortness of breath
• Mental status changes
• Inability to maintain food or fluids

Any patient presenting one of these complications should go to the ER immediately.

We are taking measures at the clinic to keep our staff and patients safe. We are discouraging those who have non emergent issues to remain home. There’s constant disinfection of surfaces in areas of patient transit, appointment times are staggered to keep a social distance, and for patients who represent any respiratory illness are given a mask and immediately taken into a designated exam room.

We will keep our website and social media updated with any clinic changes. For the latest developments and announcements follow the Centers for Disease Control at cdc.gov and Maricopa Health Department.