Karelia Ruiz MD PA

10/09/2022

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month.
Remember that prevention is better than a cure

05/26/2022

Last Friday we celebrated the graduation of four workers in our center. The center continues to grow in health care professionals, capable of providing excellent care to our patients.

09/27/2021

01/27/2021

COVID-19 precautions still remain necessary. Please refer to this graphic for more information.

Las precauciones de COVID-19 siguen siendo necesarias. Consulte este gráfico para más información

12/17/2020

Our own Dr. Karelia Ruiz receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, ready to care for patients in a safer matter.

La Dra. Karelia Ruiz recibiendo la vacuna para COVID-19, lista para atender pacientes con mayor seguridad

12/08/2020

It’s National Influenza Vaccination Week. Even with COVID-19, it is important to vaccinate against the flu.

Es la Semana Nacional de Vacunación contra la Influenza. Incluso con COVID-19, es importante vacunarse contra la Influenza.

11/26/2020

Karelia Ruiz MD. PA wishes you a happy thanksgiving!
Karelia Ruiz MD. PA te desea un feliz thanksgiving!

11/14/2020

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People with have a higher risk of sever disease and death when infected., but many are having difficulty accessing the treatment they need due to disruptions to essential health services.

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Las personas con tienen un mayor riesgo de sufrir una enfermedad grave # COVID19 y de morir cuando se infectan., Pero muchas tienen dificultades para acceder al tratamiento que necesitan debido a las interrupciones de los servicios de salud esenciales.

11/09/2020

Levels of exposure. Niveles de exposición.

11/04/2020

Some important words for these uncertain times.
Algunas palabras importantes durante estos tiempos inciertos

If you're not in a good place right now (understandable...2020 sucks!), just keep scrolling past this.

I get asked a lot about what I think the next few months hold...here are my honest predictions based on all the reading and learning I've done about COVID-19, vaccines, our public health response, and what the next 6-12 months holds.

✅ In the next 6 weeks, our surge persists as we enter the influenza season. Hospital capacity (remember, it's not JUST beds - it's supplies and staff that are all in short supply and burning out already) will be tenuous.
✅ Winter arrives and everyone is indoors more. Many will decide to celebrate thanksgiving without any masks, distancing, or precautions if ill or exposed and cases will persist or rise around the US (this happened in Europe which actually got cases way down and then opened back up and now is in an even worse place). COVID doesn't care that it's "just" extended family.
✅ Christmas and New Years will arrive and perhaps by then, the Thanksgiving toll will become apparent (remember, deaths lag infections by 3-6 weeks), and more decide to stay home. It will be a tough holiday for those that can't get together with loved ones but saying "Because I love you, we are going to stay apart this year" goes a long way (even if the recipient doesn't understand at this moment)
✅ February - most will know someone or several people that have been hospitalized or died from COVID (do you know anyone yet?) and realize the gravity of the situation and start to worry they or someone they love could actually be infected or die
✅ Early Spring - COVID vaccines will start to be available to health care workers and those at high risk. Many will refuse to get the vaccine.
✅ We will still be wearing masks at Kindergarten, High School, and College Graduation ceremonies for the class of 2021.
✅ Early Summer - COVID vaccine widely available to adults
✅ Later Summer - (hopefully) 🤞 COVID vaccine approved and available to school-aged children and younger kids as we enter the next respiratory virus season
✅ Thanksgiving 2021 - we see loved ones without masks and begin the return to "normal". COVID doesn't disappear but we have higher levels of community immunity from recovered cases and vaccines that we can tolerate it and have better therapeutics for those that are infected and at risk.

THIS SUCKS. It makes me sad, angry, and scared.

Why share this depressing news? It's important to understand where we are and where we aren't. I get you're fatigued so this hopefully helps you to set and stretch your expectations of what the next months hold.

Take time to grieve for all that we've lost in 2020. It is hard. It will get better. It will take time. We can do this.

With love,
Phil

10/30/2020

Even though masks have become extremely common, it is still important to follow the correct safety guidelines. Aunque las máscaras se han vuelto bastante comunes, es importante seguir las reglas de seguridad.

10/30/2020

With the health risk that COVID poses, it is still important to stay healthy with these controllable factors. Con el riesgo para la salud que crea el COVID, sigue siendo importante mantenerse saludable con estos factores controlables.

10/28/2020

Important words during these unprecedented times!

Palabras importantes durante estos tiempos sin precedentes!

10/05/2020

Different vitamins and where you can find them.

Diferentes vitaminas y dónde se pueden encontrar.

10/01/2020

This month is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Please repost this to spread awareness!

Este mes es el mes de concientización sobre el cáncer de seno. ¡Vuelve a publicar esto para difundir la conciencia!

09/29/2020

A very important article during this time!

Un articulo bien importante en este tiempo!

https://medium.com//covid-myth-busting-b5b26b22970f

From Mail to Uncle Maskless to Motrin: Watching Science Bust Some Myths

09/11/2020

Cumpleaños doble en nuestra oficina. Belkis y la doctora Karelia. Gracias a todos por las felicitaciones

Double birthday in the office. Belkis and Dr. Karelia. Thank you for the birthday wishes!