MICHIGAN HEART GROUP WISHES YOU A HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY!!!

MICHIGAN HEART GROUP WISHES YOU A HAPPY EASTER!!!

MICHIGAN HEART GROUP WISHES YOU A HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

MICHIGAN HEART GROUP WISHES YOU A HAPPY HOLIDAY!!!

MICHIGAN HEART GROUP WISHES YOU A HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

MICHIGAN HEART GROUP WISHES YOU A HAPPY LABOR DAY!!!!

 If you have a FEVER or have had one in the last 48 HOURS, COUGH or SHORTNESS OF BREATH and/or have TRAVELED OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE LAST 14 DAYS, please call our office at (248) 267-5050, option 7 to reschedule your appointment.  You must be symptom free for 14 days in order to be seen.

In order to protect your community, should you have any of these symptoms please stay home.  If you are having severe symptoms please contact your PCP and/or go to your local Emergency Room.

We continue to see patients in the office who do not meet any of the criteria above.  We will continue to do our best to provide our patients and staff with a safe, clean environment.

COVID-19 and Athletes: Return to Play Recommendations

 With high school and college sports right around the corner many people have questions in regards to COVID-19 and it's effect on the body.  What happens when an athlete has COVID-19?  How does it impact the cardiovascular and cardiopulmonary fitness of the athlete?  Dr. Michael Emery and Dr. Tamanna Singh, Do-Directors of the Cleveland Clinic Sports Cardiology Center, discuss the effects of COVID-19 and recommendations for return to sports.  Dr. Singh and Dr. Emery highlight the expert analysis paper published by the American College of Cardiology here as well as advice they provide their patients regarding return to play.

MICHIGAN HEART GROUP WISHES YOU A HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!!!

WHAT WE ARE DOING TO KEEP YOU SAFE DURING COVID-19

We would like to emphasize that our first priority is keeping our staff and patients safe.  As a result below is what Michigan Heart is doing to make sure your safety comes first.

1. Currently most patients are being seen via Telemedicine
2. Those that absolutely need to be seen in person or have testing done are being seen in the office.  Those patients that are being we are screening on the phone prior to coming in and again before they are roomed
3. We are rooming patients immediately upon arrival
4. We are asking that only patients come into the exam room, asking anyone accompanying them to wait in the car 
5. After each patient is walked back, roomed and seen the following cleaning process takes place:
1. BP cuff fully wiped down with Disinfectant Hospital Grade Sani Wipe, sits for 3-5 mins. to dry
2. Exam table wiped down with Disinfectant Hospital Grade Sani Wipe, sits for 3-5 mins. to dry
3. Door handles (waiting rooms, exam rooms) wiped down with Disinfectant Hospital Grade Sani Wipe, sits for 3-5 mins. to dry
4. Sink handles wiped down with Disinfectant Hospital Grade Sani Wipe, sits for 3-5 mins. to dry
5. Chairs and hand rails wiped down with Disinfectant Hospital Grade Sani Wipe, sits for 3-5 mins. to dry
6. Employees wear masks and will provide patients with one at the front desk if they don’t have one to prevent spread of any germs
7. UnaSource is trying to become a COVID-free facility. 
8. Provider rules for returning to work:
1. Providers who become sick (have COVID proven or suspected) are able to return to work at 7 days after the onset of symptoms, although this must include at least 3 days of an asymptomatic interval.  
2. Providers who are rounding on a COVID unit actively seeing COVID patients will need to stay away from the office for 1 week.  
3. Our “well” providers who were simply in the hospital (without direct COVID exposure) may not need 1 week of quarantine but we will continue this for now. 
9. These guidelines will be updated or changed based on guidelines from the CDC and other government agencies.