Upper East Orthopaedics COVID-19 protection measures
With opening of our Manhattan office to resume patient care, UEO has taken great care to revise our safety protocols and staff training to do everything possible to create a safe environment for patient care
Measures taken to prevent COVID transmission include:
• Limiting volume of patients to avoid the need to sit in a waiting room. All patients will be brought to x-ray or a private examination room. No sign-in or front-desk interactions will be needed as paperwork and financial issues will be resolved before the appointment. Only one doctor will be in the office each day to limit our patient volume.
• Screening of all patients for any potential COVID symptoms prior to the visit. An infrared, non-contact, thermometer will be utilized to rule out fevers before entry into the office for further safety.
• Screening of staff members for symptoms and fever will be conducted daily. Our staff members will get paid to stay home if they have any symptoms and will obtain COVID testing before returning to work. Our number of staff members in the office has been greatly reduced with as many employees working from home if possible.
• Staff retraining has been extensive to learn new protocols of antisepsis and use of protective personal equipment.
• Rigid mask policy
- All staff members and doctors will wear masks at all times
- All patients will wear masks at all times in the office.
• All patients and staff will use hand sanitizer immediately on entering the office
• Highly enhanced antiseptic cleaning of the office
- All examination/care rooms will be sterilized with rigorous antiseptic cleaning of surfaces
- Ultraviolet/ozone sterilizer device will be used in patient care rooms to decontaminate
- All door handles cleaned in office regularly
• Screening of all patients for any potential COVID symptoms prior to the visit. An infrared, non-contact, thermometer will be utilized to rule out fevers before entry into the office for further safety.
• Screening of staff members for symptoms and fever will be conducted daily. Our staff members will get paid to stay home if they have any symptoms and will obtain COVID testing before returning to work. Our number of staff members in the office has been greatly reduced with as many employees working from home if possible.
• Staff retraining has been extensive to learn new protocols of antisepsis and use of protective personal equipment.
• Rigid mask policy
- All staff members and doctors will wear masks at all times
- All patients will wear masks at all times in the office.
• All patients and staff will use hand sanitizer immediately on entering the office
• Highly enhanced antiseptic cleaning of the office
- All examination/care rooms will be sterilized with rigorous antiseptic cleaning of surfaces
- Ultraviolet/ozone sterilizer device will be used in patient care rooms to decontaminate
- All door handles cleaned in office regularly
We know that we cannot completely eliminate the risk of COVID-19 however we feel strongly that our new measures will be effective in greatly reducing these risks to protect our patients, staff and doctors
Upper East Orthopaedics, PC
212.986.9200
Upper East Orthopaedics COVID-19 protection measures
With opening of our Manhattan office to resume patient care, UEO has taken great care to revise our safety protocols and staff training to do everything possible to create a safe environment for patient care
Measures taken to prevent COVID transmission include:
• Limiting volume of patients to avoid the need to sit in a waiting room. All patients will be brought to x-ray or a private examination room. No sign-in or front-desk interactions will be needed as paperwork and financial issues will be resolved before the appointment. Only one doctor will be in the office each day to limit our patient volume.
• Screening of all patients for any potential COVID symptoms prior to the visit. An infrared, non-contact, thermometer will be utilized to rule out fevers before entry into the office for further safety.
• Screening of staff members for symptoms and fever will be conducted daily. Our staff members will get paid to stay home if they have any symptoms and will obtain COVID testing before returning to work. Our number of staff members in the office has been greatly reduced with as many employees working from home if possible.
• Staff retraining has been extensive to learn new protocols of antisepsis and use of protective personal equipment.
• Rigid mask policy
- All staff members and doctors will wear masks at all times
- All patients will wear masks at all times in the office.
• All patients and staff will use hand sanitizer immediately on entering the office
• Highly enhanced antiseptic cleaning of the office
- All examination/care rooms will be sterilized with rigorous antiseptic cleaning of surfaces
- Ultraviolet/ozone sterilizer device will be used in patient care rooms to decontaminate
- All door handles cleaned in office regularly
• Screening of all patients for any potential COVID symptoms prior to the visit. An infrared, non-contact, thermometer will be utilized to rule out fevers before entry into the office for further safety.
• Screening of staff members for symptoms and fever will be conducted daily. Our staff members will get paid to stay home if they have any symptoms and will obtain COVID testing before returning to work. Our number of staff members in the office has been greatly reduced with as many employees working from home if possible.
• Staff retraining has been extensive to learn new protocols of antisepsis and use of protective personal equipment.
• Rigid mask policy
- All staff members and doctors will wear masks at all times
- All patients will wear masks at all times in the office.
• All patients and staff will use hand sanitizer immediately on entering the office
• Highly enhanced antiseptic cleaning of the office
- All examination/care rooms will be sterilized with rigorous antiseptic cleaning of surfaces
- Ultraviolet/ozone sterilizer device will be used in patient care rooms to decontaminate
- All door handles cleaned in office regularly
Upper East Orthopaedics, PC
212.986.9200