Our continued commitment to your Gynecologic

and Obstetric health . . . . .

As we all navigate through these trying times of COVID-19, Westmoreland OB/Gyn Associates is committed to keeping our patients and staff safe and healthy. Starting March 25, 2020, our office will be adding TeleMedicine visits for routine annual and problem appointments. All current appointments will be rescheduled to accommodate a TeleMedicine Schedule. We will still be accepting new patients during this period. We understand your health is more important now than ever before, so please know we are here to ensure you receive the best care. We will continue to monitor the situation and follow all recommendations by the CDC and State of Illinois.

What does this mean for you?

For in office Prenatal Appointments: We will be seeing patients on a reduced schedule of Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8am – 4pm. We are currently in the process of contacting patients with existing appointments on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays for rescheduling.

For TeleMedicine Visits: We will be conducting Telemedicine visits exclusively on Tuesdays and Thursdays (and as needed on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays) from 8am – 4pm. Our office staff will contact you to change your in office appointment to a HIPPA compliant TeleMedicine appointment. Our office currently uses Updox and in order to use this platform, you will need . . . .

• Computer with a camera, Smart Phone or Tablet
• Internet access
• An emailed link (provided before your visit)

We understand these items may not be available to you, so please let the office staff know and alternate accommodations will be made.

Stay Safe.  Stay Healthy.  Stay Home.

COVID-19 PROTECTION

Dear Patients and Families,

The health and safety of our patients, staff and their families is of our upmost importance at Westmoreland OB/Gyn Associates, S.C. As healthcare providers, we are committed to providing the safest environment to all who enter our office.

Our intent is to remain open and continue treating patients this week. However, if anyone is not comfortable with keeping their scheduled appointment, we are more than happy to reschedule you to a later date. We do ask if a patient or a patient's family member is sick or not feeling well to reschedule their appointment.

With the current concerns surrounding COVID-19, we are taking the following steps to ensure the safety and health of our patients, their families and our employees.

We are limiting interaction in our reception area.

We kindly ask that only scheduled patients be in the office and anyone accompanying a patient to their appointment wait in the car.

• We will be contacting all patients prior to their scheduled office visits in order to reiterate and confirm a health status check as recommended by the CDC.
• Patients presenting with COVID-19 symptoms - fever, cough and/or shortness of breath- will be rescheduled per CDC guidelines and their referring MD will be notified.
• Those patients who fall into a "high risk" category, including patients who have travelled to known COVID-19 "hotspots", even if they are asymptomatic, will be asked to reschedule their appointment 14 days from the date of their current appointment.
• Out of an abundance of caution, we will be recommending that patients over the age of 65, as well as patients with known immunocompromised conditions such as cancer and diabetes, consider rescheduling their appointments as well.

Thank you in advance for your understanding and cooperation as we navigate through these uncertain times. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask.