Urgent Message from Fort Nelson doctors

March 24, 2020

A very important message from all the physicians of the Airport Way Medical Clinic;

To Our Patients. We are taking this unusual step to write to you personally regarding the COVID-9 virus. You will have heard the directive from our Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, to self –isolate and practice social distancing. The time to act is now. Our province is in a state of emergency. What we do today will influence the health of British Columbians in the weeks to come. Stay home unless absolutely necessary. No dinner parties. No shopping. No sports, not even outside. Instead, have coffee with a friend online. Keep six feet or two metres away from everyone at all times of two arms stretched out. Call your loved ones and tell them to do the same. Wash your hands, as well as wash down common surfaces. Do not touch your faces without washing your hands afterwards. Remind young people in your life that they can get sick from this virus. More importantly, they can be carriers and cause a lot of harm to parents, grandparents, and other loved ones. We can do this, but we cannot wait one more hour or one more day. Let us save lives, together. Our clinic will be transitioning to virtual platforms for all patient visits where clinically safe unless they are emergency visits. Telephone consultations for those of you without computer access are also available. Please contact your health care provider by telephone before going to Airport Way Medical office if you have symptoms such as fever, muscles aches, tiredness, cough or runny nose. Please do not go to the ER with those symptoms unless it is an emergency, without first calling the NH COVID-19 Online Clinic 1-844-645-7811. Inform 250-774-2344 if you have those symptoms if you call them for an emergency.
Please protect the heath care workers who will be looking after you and your loved ones and the other very vulnerable people already in the hospital. This directive is especially important for people over 50 and those who are immunocompromised.
Thank you for everything you are all doing to protect the vulnerable in our community, by self-isolating and practicing social distancing.
Our very best wishes
Dr. Marius Mostert
Dr. Ioana Lupu
Dr. Francois Hattingh
Dr. Lola Oketona
Dr. Tim Oketona

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