Like every medical office in our state, our nation and the wider world, North Fulton Pediatrics is striving to balance our patients’ and staff’s safety with fulfilling the needs of our patients and families.

Due to the contagious and dangerous nature of the COVID-19 virus, particularly for medically fragile and older individuals, many area schools and activities were cancelled and many of our parents are teleworking. As the seriousness of the crisis grows more evident every day, we have also determined that the best course of action for our patients and families will be as follows:

March 16, 2020

Effective Tuesday, March 17, 2020, we will attempt to separate our sick and well visits in the office by time of day.

Well visits will be scheduled from 8:30am-10:15am and 1:30pm-3:15pm. These visits will include routine check ups, ADHD visits, injuries, and other non-sick appointments. Please notify our office BEFORE arriving for a well visit if you or any of the children you are bringing with you are sick. We need your assistance with this in order to keep our medically fragile patients safe along with their older caregivers.

Sick visits will be scheduled from 10:30am-12:15pm and 3:30pm-4:45pm. When scheduling sick appointments, all parents will be asked about their children’s symptoms and potential exposure. Some families will be asked to come in the back door instead of our waiting room. All sick patients will be asked to put on a mask when they arrive.

Our staff will be extra diligent in cleaning all exam rooms, surfaces, door handles, scales, and all other areas in our office.

March 2, 2020

Adjustments to this schedule are ongoing. Please keep an eye on our website and Facebook page for updates as well as ongoing communications from North Fulton Pediatrics.

For all North Fulton Pediatrics families, we ask that you help us protect you, your family, and your communities from this dangerous virus by staying home and practicing social distancing. For more information on social distancing read this article.

As a reminder, please help limit the potential spread of this dangerous virus by taking the following actions:

• Self-isolate if you have recently traveled for business or personally, and if you have come into prolonged exposure or close contact with relatives/friends/others who recently traveled. Advice on how to self-isolate can be found here.
• Self-isolate if you have been exposed to any individuals who have tested positive for Coronavirus.
• If you are feeling unwell, please seek medical advice and work from home until you are fully recovered.
• Move face-to-face meetings to virtual environments and avoid public events wherever possible. THIS IS NOT THE TIME FOR PLAYDATES OR SLEEPOVERS.
• Continue to maintain good personal hygiene practices including regular hand washing with soap and water and use hand sanitizers when soap and water are not easily accessible. Read more about how to help prevent illness here.

We will continue to update you with any further developments. In the meantime, please stay vigilant and continue to prioritize your personal health. Further guidance and FAQs from the World Health Organization can be found here and CDC.gov/COVID-19 pages can be found here.

We thank you so much for your understanding, patience and cooperation as we navigate these exceptional circumstances. By pulling together and acting for the common good, together we will blunt the impact of COVID-19 locally and beyond.

If you have any questions, please feel free to call our office. We will also provide updates on our North Fulton Pediatrics website and Facebook page.