COVID-19 Message To Our Clients
To our clients, your family members, and our community,
It’s here. And we’re here to help.
Our health facility will remain open over the coming weeks, but we ask that you take Public Health guidelines seriously and do not visit our clinic if you have any reason to suspect that you may be carrying the COVID-19 (“corona”) virus. This includes:
- If you feel unwell and have symptoms such as dry cough, shortness of breath, or fever
- If you’ve traveled out of the country in the previous 2 weeks
Public Health advises that all individuals who fit these guidelines stay at home (self-isolate) and call Telehealth Ontario (1-866-797-0000) or their local public health facility (613-549-1232).
We’re suspending late cancellation fees for the upcoming 3 weeks and want to be sure you know that all of our Naturopathic Doctors, Holistic Nutritionists, and Clinical Pharmacist offer online and telephone consultations. (Please call or email us directly to schedule this kind of appointment.)
This isn’t about “feeding the fear”. It’s about necessary sacrifice to protect our public healthcare system so that vulnerable people have the medical attention they need. Pandemics spread exponentially, meaning that even though only a few cases are currently reported, these few cases can become hundreds or more within hours, which could overwhelm our hospitals. We need to blunt the curve and ensure a slower spread so that the few people who do need care, can access it.
Our immune systems are built to address viruses such as these and certainly the far majority of people experience only mild symptoms, if any at all. Many of our patients are already familiar with ways of supporting optimal immune function – please read our past blog for more ideas (more to come!) or give us a call for more support.
Dr. Sonya Nobbe, ND, Clinic Director
