Announcement: Temporary Office Closure
Doing Our Part to Limit the Spread of COVID19
To Our Valued Patients,
It is with heavy hearts that we announce a temporary closure of our office and all in-person care. In line with so many other businesses and organizations making this shift on a rapidly changing horizon, it is increasingly clear that staying open in our normal capacity has the impact to cause far greater harm than good within our community.
All appointments scheduled between Monday, March 16th and Saturday, March 28th will be automatically canceled as we attempt to do our part in advocating for greater social distancing. We strongly urge everyone to self-quarantine (see here for the visual impact of such measures) for the time being. It is also vitally important to continue prioritizing elements of a healthy lifestyle, such as whole food nutrition, ample water consumption, adequate rest, stress management and fresh air whenever possible.
For those patients scheduled through March 28th, we will reach out to offer a telemedicine option for both new and follow up acupuncture visits. For established patients, this is a great way to connect in reviewing current treatment plans and offering options for herbal formulas, acupressure and other recommendations while we have paused onsite care. For new patients, a telemedicine consult will allow the opportunity to begin all aspects of your treatment plan now, with the ability to then add in acupuncture as soon as our schedule is open again.
To our patients who are actively pursuing fertility treatment such as IVF, IUI or FET, we encourage you to contact your medical team to discuss next steps. Current ASRM recommendations for patients can be found here. Patients who are currently pregnant are also urged to contact your main care provider if you have not yet done so.
If you are not scheduled within the next two weeks but also interested in this temporary video consult option, please feel free to contact us directly for more details. We are happy to work with our online prescribing portals to drop-ship both supplements and Chinese herbal formulas directly to your doorstep.
In times like this, we continue to be grateful for everyone in the Orchid community and know that we are all truly in this together. Please know that while our doors are closed, our hearts remain open. We send loving thoughts to each of you during this time and look forward to reconnecting for your care as soon as the timing aligns.
