COVID-19 Precautions
For Our Patients & Employees
In order to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 here in our offices, The Winkley Company has enacted the following measures for our team and patient care, company-wide:
Scheduling:
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Clinicians will only see one patient at a time – No Double Booking
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Schedule patients with a time buffer to prevent overlap in care
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Patients will be roomed immediately
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Patients must not arrive early
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Limited lobby seating to ensure social distancing
All Patients:
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Patients will be requested to wear a face mask
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Only 1 guest will be allowed in the room with the patient
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When appropriate – curbside service can be provided
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Follow social distancing when arriving and leaving
Common Office Measures:
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Increased cleaning/sanitizing of all touch surfaces – at least hourly sanitizing
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In patient care rooms, all touch surfaces will be cleaned between each patient
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All magazines, catalogs, collateral materials are removed from lobby/patient rooms
Front Office Staff:
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Front office employees can only use the phone/keyboard at their stations
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All workstations and phones are sanitized as employee leaves for lunch and end of day
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Front office staff must wash their hands when entering and leaving their work stations
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Front office equipment will be sanitized hourly throughout the day – copier/printer
Lab/Technicians:​
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Wipe down communal equipment after use (carvers, riveting bench, etc)
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Wear face masks if not vaccinated
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Any device that comes in will be sprayed and wiped down when it comes in and before it goes back out, all new items cleaned and bagged
Clinicians/Office Staff:
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Wear face masks for patient care/contact
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Patient care staff has reinforced hand washing and proper glove usage
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Patient care staff laptops are sanitized at lunch and end of day, tablets sanitized between each patient
All Staff:
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Personal electronics are sanitized at the end of each day
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Wipe down table and chair in lunch room before and after eating
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Tables/chairs reduced to increase space between employees
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Follow social distancing guidelines between all employees
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Wear face masks if unvaccinated
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Continued education as new information is available on best practices