A LETTER TO OUR PATIENTS ABOUT COVID-19

COVID-19 BIRTH CENTER UPDATE

Dear Patient, 
​As a valued member of our North Houston Birth Center patient community, we appreciate the trust you place in us and want to inform you about how we are addressing the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation.

We are closely monitoring events in our local community and continuously updating our policies and protocols as a result of new information.
Please know that our office is following all recommended guidance from public health authorities, including best practices for hygiene, infection control and medical professional team health. We feel confident in our ability to continue seeing patients and providing prenatal care according to the personalized and private care that you have come to expect and deserve.

Our highest priority is to keep all of our patients and staff as safe as possible.

Therefore, at the recommendation of CDC, we will be taking patients’ temperatures and asking these screening questions prior to allowing them to enter the reception area.  Notably, all patients need to consider these questions prior to going to our office:

• Have you traveled to a COVID-19 affected geographic area within 14 days of symptom onset? (China, Iran, S. Korea, Europe, cruise ship or any high risk sites in U.S.)
• Have you had close contact with a person who traveled to high risk sites or has COVID-19?
• Do you have fever and respiratory symptoms such as cough or shortness of breath?
• If you answered yes to any of the above questions, please call your Genesis Physician Office so that we can discuss with a physician how best to take care of you.

Should you arrive at the office and meet these criteria, you will be asked to return to your vehicle and to call our office for a telephone assessment so that we do not expose other patients and staff. This effort will help determine whether you should be seen in a treatment setting that is better equipped for this situation.

If you have any questions about this notification or your upcoming appointment, call your physician’s office. 
Thank you for your continued trust and loyalty as we work together to fight this virus.
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Sincerely,
North Houston Birth Center
Office: 713-699-4211