{"id":19369,"date":"2022-01-21T21:00:04","date_gmt":"2022-01-22T02:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=19369"},"modified":"2022-01-21T21:00:17","modified_gmt":"2022-01-22T02:00:17","slug":"lakeland-regional-health-opens-covid-care-clinic-for-patients-with-mild-symptoms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2022\/01\/21\/lakeland-regional-health-opens-covid-care-clinic-for-patients-with-mild-symptoms\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakeland Regional Health opens COVID care clinic for patients with mild symptoms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There’s now another option for COVID-19 patients to receive medical care in Lakeland as doctors at Lakeland Regional Health fight the omicron variant that has seen people packing the emergency room for care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cAs you know anytime there is a surge like this, it puts pressure on hospitals,\u201d said Dr. Francisco Chebly, Associate Chief Medical Officer of Lakeland Regional Health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lakeland Regional is currently treating 289 patients with COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As an alternative to the already strained emergency department, Lakeland Regional opened a COVID Care Clinic. It\u2019s a temporary outpatient department of the hospital, so people with mild symptoms can see a doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSymptoms of omicron that are mild. People who don\u2019t feel very short of breath. People who have cold symptoms and they want to make sure that they are able to be tested and see what other alternative treatment they have for that,\u201d Chebly said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The temporary COVID Care Clinic is strictly geared towards people with mild COVID symptoms. If you\u2019re severely sick, doctors still want you to go to the ER.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBecause even though omicron, the majority of the cases are mild we still can have people, depending on the underlying medical problems, have severe cases,\u201d Chebly said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The COVID Care Clinic is located across the street from Lakeland Regional Health at 300 Parkview Ave. It\u2019s open Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n