A lot has happened since the COVID-19 pandemic began. We are happy that our office has been able to continue to serve our patients throughout this time. 

As mentioned in an earlier post, we remain open. We did revamp the office flow, including our schedule, to reduce the number of people in the office at one time. We now open earlier and close later and have extra office time on Thursday and Friday afternoons to accommodate our patient's needs.

The staff is regularly sanitizing all touch surfaces in the office--about every 2 hours. All staff are masked and all patients are asked to mask as well. With very few exceptions, all of our patients have masked. Those who have not masked were unable to due to medical reasons. The staff verifies all appointments and asks during these calls for those who have recently tested positive for COVID to postpone their appointments. 

Dr Clement has continued to treat patients at the hospital including inpatients who are COVID positive. Surgeries have continued, including emergency and elective surgery. 

We are proud that to date neither Dr Clement nor any of our office staff have either tested positive for or been sick with COVID. To our knowledge none of our patients have acquired the illness due to visiting our office. 

The best news is that a vaccine is available and being administered around the world. Dr Clement and several staff members have received their first doses, and the remaining office staff will likely be getting their first doses in the coming days. Dr Clement recommends that all who are able get a vaccine. Vaccines are the most effective and safest way to eradicate this disease. For more information about vaccines, contact your primary care physician's office or the Pinal County Health Department.

This has been a difficult time for all. Our sympathies go out to all who have become sick, those who have died, those of you who grieve the loss of loved ones, and all who have suffered financially, mentally and emotionally due to this pandemic. 

We will continue to remain open to serve you and look forward to the day--very soon--that this is all behind us. There is definitely light at the end of this long tunnel.