03/21/2020
-- FREE 15 minute Telemedicine Visit--
Hello everyone! I hope this message finds you well and healthy. As many of us brace for the unknowns that lay ahead, I want you to know that the medical profession is still here to help you the best we can, while trying to maintain our safety as well. My practice at Healing House in Scottsdale is open to see patients and ready for Telemedicine. Many of you will be enduring great hardship with job losses and financial uncertainty and we here at Healing House in Scottsdale are still here to help you. I am offering FREE 15-minute Telemedicine visits through Skype or Google Hangouts for as long as is needed to get through this pandemic that is COVID-19. Please see details at the end of the message 💻👩⚕️❤️
Please enjoy a few pearls of wisdom below:
As we all experience a time of great uncertainty, it’s important we try to stay calm, reach out for help when needed, and make sure to get our information from reputable sources. If the virus spread turning into a pandemic was not enough, the craziness that ensued causing empty grocery shelves and short supplies of paper product would be enough for anyone to end up in a full panic. This response, however, will only make things more difficult. Taking this time off work that so many are facing might be the right time to look into meditation to calm our nerves. Take a look at this great article on mindfulness and meditation to help us through this period.
https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2020/3/18/21181644/coronavirus-covid-19-mindfulness-meditation-anxiety
While a lunch date with friends sounds like a great way to unwind, social distancing has meant that we have to forego this favorite pastime for now. Social distancing, the practice of staying 6 feet away from the next person in social situations is part of what will help minimize the spread of the virus throughout our communities. Meeting with friends is a great way to destress though, so I say don’t forego it completely! Be creative, Skype, Google Hangout, and Facetime are all great examples of how social media can help us stay connected and have a virtual lunch date.
Lastly, although it’s important to be informed, it is also very easy to get sucked into the heightened scare tactics and negativity of the news and social media. The truth is, we will get through this. It won’t be today or tomorrow, but we will eventually get through this pandemic. In the meantime, please make sure that you are getting your news from reputable, reliable sources. Below are just a few.
World Health Organization (WHO)
https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
Arizona Department of Health Services
https://www.azdhs.gov/preparedness/epidemiology-disease-control/infectious-disease-epidemiology/index.php -coronavirus-home
DO THE FIVE (WHO)
Help stop coronavirus
1 HANDS Wash them often
2 ELBOW Cough into it
3 FACE Don't touch it
4 FEET Stay more than 6 ft apart
5 FEEL sick? Stay home
Dr. Miriam Levering, Family Nurse Practitioner, and Healing House in Scottsdale are offering a free 15-minute Telemedicine visit as we get through this pandemic together.
Please follow the link below to make an appointment for Telemedicine Primary Care. Due to our booking system being used by other paid services, a credit card is requested for cancellations. In booking for Telemedicine, the same request will be made, please know we will not be charging for the visit.
Sessions will be done through Skype or Google Hangouts, please sign up for Skype prior to scheduled session if that is what will be used. Once your appointment is made, a confirmation will be sent with basic paperwork. Please be sure to fill out paperwork and include your Skype name or Google Hangout email address to be used for Telemedicine visit. Thank you.
Visit: www.healinghouse.com
Lots of love,
Miriam Levering, DNP, RN, FNP-C
Healing House in Scottsdale
4300 N. Miller Road, Suite 213 | Scottsdale, Arizona, 85251
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