About Clinics Services Providers Support Us Careers En Español Contact Us Blog Patients Donate MyChart eNews 541-383-3005 COVID-19 Information for Mosaic Patients and Our Community MARCH 14, 2020 Para información en español, presione aquí LAST UPDATED 11/19/21. WHAT WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO KNOW COVID-19 Vaccine Information Click here for vaccine scheduling information: Mosaic Vaccine Scheduling Due to overwhelming demand, those who call Mosaic may experience extended wait times. Thank you for your patience. To learn more details about the COVID-19 vaccine, including safety, sequencing and responses to Frequently Asked Questions, visit the Oregon Health Authority‘s webpages devoted to vaccine information (English and Spanish): https://covidvaccine.oregon.gov/ Are you immunocompromised? Click here to learn more. Can I get a COVID-19 test at Mosaic? Mosaic is able to do limited, rapid COVID-19 testing for Mosaic patients. We will ONLY be testing those who: Have symptoms of COVID-19 (see below for a list of symptoms) Have had close contact (within six feet for a total of 15 minutes or more) with someone with confirmed COVID-19 NO walk-in testing NO testing for travel NO testing for “return to work” NO testing for concert or other venue requirements There are several reasons for the above guidelines: With the increase of cases in our region, our healthcare system is under strain. We will be coping with COVID-19 for the foreseeable future, and we are focusing our efforts to be good stewards of our available resources. What are the symptoms of COVID-19? People who have COVID-19 can have a wide range of symptoms ranging from mild to severe, which appear 2-14 days after exposure to the virus. People with these symptoms may have COVID-19: Fever or chills Cough Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing Fatigue Muscle or body aches Headache New loss of taste or smell Sore throat Congestion or runny nose Nausea or vomiting Diarrhea Children have similar symptoms as adults and generally have mild illness. Learn more about COVID-19 symptoms on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Website. If I have these symptoms, when is it important for me to see my doctor? For most people these symptoms can be managed at home. If you are worried about your symptoms, call us at 541-383-3005. We will have our triage nurses evaluate your symptoms and help you decide on next steps. Please be aware that if you are expecting a return call or an interpreter call from one of our care team members that the phone number they are calling from may not be the main Mosaic line. If you have any of the following emergency warning signs for COVID-19, get medical attention immediately: Trouble breathing Persistent pain or pressure in chest New confusion or inability to respond Blueish lips or face Any other symptoms that are severe Call 911 if you have a medical emergency, and notify the operator that you think you may have COVID-19. If possible, put on a cloth face covering or mask before emergency help arrives. For more information, view CDC guidelines here. Is it OK for me to come to Mosaic if I have these symptoms? If you have these symptoms, please call us at 541-383-3005 before coming in. We will talk with you and help you decide on next steps. If you have a scheduled appointment at Mosaic and you develop a cough or fever prior to your visit, please call ahead and let your care team know. This will help ensure that our staff and patients are protected from exposure and can properly care for you. At our Mosaic clinics you will be greeted by a care team member outside of the clinic who will assess you and anyone accompanying you for signs of fever or illness. You may be asked to wait in your car or outside the clinic for a provider to come out to you for further assessment. Following their instructions will help protect you, other patients and our staff. How can I protect myself? Wash your hands often: Use soap and water and wash for at least 20 seconds. Watch a CDC video of good handwashing practices here. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol. Don’t touch your eyes, mouth and nose. Cough or sneeze into your elbow or a tissue and then throw the tissue away. Take extra caution when in public and consider staying home as much as possible. Should I be wearing a mask? The CDC recommends that everyone should wear a cloth face cover when going out in public. Cloth face coverings should not be used on children under age 2 or for anyone with difficulty breathing, unconscious or otherwise unable to remove a mask without assistance. The cloth face cover is meant to protect other people in case you are infected. Even if you do not feel sick you could spread COVID-19 to others. Please use a cloth face mask and not those meant for healthcare workers. Mosaic accepts donations of cloth masks to provide to our patients. Call us at 541-383-3005 to ask us how you can get one if you are in need. Cloth masks are not a substitute for social distancing, please continue to keep six feet between yourself and others in public. For more information on the use of cloth masks, including instructions for making your own (sew and no sew versions), visit here. Has COVID-19 affected Mosaic’s services? Mosiac implemented modified staffing plans at our clinics system-wide in early March. We took this step to align with State directives to support physical distancing to help slow the spread of COVID-19. It also helped our employees adapt to school closures and daycare issues. Our modified staffing model ensures that patients are taken care of and allows many employees to work from home, conducting phone visits with patients as appropriate. We continue to see an increase in the number of calls to our call center, with periods of longer hold times. Thank you for your patience. We ask that if you have activated your MyChart account that you use it as much as possible; and reach out directly to your pharmacy for prescription refills. If you have not activated your MyChart account we strongly encourage you to do so. The MyChart app can be downloaded for Android and Mac devices. Visit mosaicmedical.org/MyChart for more information and to sign up online. What is Mosaic doing to stop the spread of this virus? Please see above for details on our modified staffing plan to support physical distancing and to help slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus. We are asking patients with coughs and fever to call us before they enter our clinics and asking our care team members who are ill to stay home. Asymptomatic patients who visit our clinics will be provided with cloth masks to wear during the visit, which they can take home to wear in the community. If no cloth masks are available, they will be provided a surgical mask to wear for the visit. Symptomatic patients will be asked to wear a surgical mask, and will be provided with cloth masks to take home with them as well. We will be isolating these patients as soon as possible to stop the spread of the virus. Staff members will be wearing a surgical mask for all patient encounters. How does seeking treatment for COVID-19 symptoms impact Public Charge Rule? A recent update regarding Public Charge Rule from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) states: “USCIS encourages all those, including aliens, with symptoms that resemble Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (fever, cough, shortness of breath) to seek necessary medical treatment or preventive services. Such treatment or preventive services will not negatively affect any alien as part of a future Public Charge analysis.” More information is available at https://www.uscis.gov/greencard/public-charge. Where can I find more information? Central Oregon information can be found at: Central Oregon Emergency Information Network and at Central Oregon’s Crisis Resource Directory. There is a Central Oregon phone line open for individuals in Crook, Deschutes, and Jefferson County who have questions about COVID-19. This line is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The phone number is 541-699-5109. You can find Oregon information at the Oregon Health Authority. Please visit the Centers for Disease Control for the latest national updates on COVID-19. 1 Comment Kemper P Narber says: January 12, 2021 at 11:16 pm Hello, Sincere thanks for your efforts and for reaching out to patients — much appreciated. The online information is timely and substantive. Stay well. Reply Leave a Reply Your email address will not be published. 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