Covid-19

RX REFILL POLICY:  Minimum requirement of 3 business days’ notice for all refills, especially for Controlled Substances. Please request your refills 3-5 days in advance to ensure you do not run out of medication. 
We cannot assure refills will be done on time unless they are requested in advance.

You must provide your own mask, one will not be provided for you.

Patients are also only allowed 1 visitor if needed for assistance. If you do not require assistance, please come to your appointment alone.

LIST OF VACCINE LOCATIONShttps://ldh.la.gov/covidvaccine-locations/

INFORMATION FOR OUR PATIENTS CONCERNING THE COVID-19 VIRUS:
 
The physicians at Freedman clinic have always prided ourselves in providing competent, compassionate, and appropriate care to all of our patients.  The conditions in our country concerning the coronavirus are rapidly changing and we want all our patients to be assured that we are working to keep not only our providers and employees safe but also to create an environment where all of you can continue to receive safe and effective medical care.  With these ideas in mind, we would ask the following of our patients.
 
  1. If you are experiencing symptoms consistent with a common cold including occasional fevers, fatigue, sneezing, sore throat, and headache we would ask you to please STAY HOME.  If you have a regularly scheduled appointment, we would ask that you cancel it until your symptoms have resolved.  The coronavirus, like other respiratory viruses, is usually a self-limited disease that resolves on its own.  There is no effective treatment as of now for this virus.  Staying home will comply with the government's urging for social isolation and be safest for all involved.
  2. If your symptoms worsen including fevers that do not go away with routine over-the-counter medications (above 100.4 F) shortness of breath, severe body aches, and a severe nonproductive cough, you may warrant further evaluation and testing.  We would like to be able to accommodate your health care in a safe manner for everyone.  Therefore, we ask that you please CALL AHEAD OF TIME for an appointment.  We are working on measures to evaluate sicker individuals in a way that minimizes exposure for our patients as well as for our staff.  By calling ahead you will allow us to triage your symptoms and formulate the way to best evaluate your symptoms in a safe manner.
  3. Lastly, we would encourage that you heed the warnings from our government and try to practice social isolation as much as it is possible for you and your family.  Avoid large gatherings, wash your hands frequently, and avoid contact with anyone showing symptoms of a possible viral illness.
 
In many ways, the coronavirus is just starting to affect our country and will continue to do so for the next several weeks.  We are constantly monitoring all information and guidance given by the CDC as well as the Louisiana Department of Health.  We are working on appropriate protocols and measures to appropriately evaluate and test our patients who need to be tested, and complying with the above recommendations will help us to do that safely.  We continue to be honored to serve you as your physician, and look forward to doing so for many years to come.
 
Sincerely,
 
Physicians of Freedman Clinic of Internal Medicine