Athens Nurses Clinic

Christy Sinksen presented the Athens Nurses Clinic with a wonderful donation from 100WomenWhoCareAthens!! Fabulous!! This will cover medication bills for 3 months for our patients!!

How wonderful from NewThingNurse , Sarah Wells, formerly a student, but now a brilliant entrepreneur, mentor of new and skilled nurses, consultant and wonderful person. She coordinated these special Demi-face superfilter masks for us to use as we start outreach for Covid, Hep C and Colon Cancer! She is essential!

Thanks Team Reign!! Absolutely right in that Together We Are Stronger!! So grateful for everything Team Reign and Give Back Athens Real Estate does for the Clinic

Still following our patients, trying to keep them safe. Recent Covid testing downstairs in the Day Center revealed at least 1 asymptomatic positive patient. Be safe out there!

So glad to be able to offer colon cancer screenings in partnership with Unified Healthcare for the Rural Underserved.

Thank you to our secret friend, who thanked the Clinic for keeping the community healthy and informed!

Carmen at The Grail, shows a Nurses Clinic patient an example of bras available for free as a gift from Its the Journey, the Georgia 2 Day Walk for Breast Cancer. First the clinical breast exam, then the screening mammogram, then a custom fitting and free bra! It’s a win, win, win!!

In the time of Covid, restricted movement, but special needs, as the Athens Area Chapter of the Georgia Nurses Association phases out, the Chapter donated the contents of their treasury to keep the Nurses Clinic going. You started us and we are grateful you are preventing us from coming to a close. Thank you

Stay safe! Wear a mask!

What a great surprise in an otherwise dreadful day!! To Celebrate National Nurses Day, the wonderful people at Feeding the Frontline sent us lunch from Dondero's!! It was wonderful, so appreciated and lifted our spirits

Getting ready to have patients back in the Clinic and not just on the phone. Following all CDC, OSHA and other infection control guidelines, written staff protocols in place... here is Margie with our Patient Question Board prior to entry... Have you been exposed to COVID 19? Have you had a fever in the last 2 days? How high? Have you had an unexpected cough, coughed blood or had trouble breathing? Have you had headaches, body aches, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea? Apply hand sanitizer, put on a mask, take your temperature, and off to see the nurse-practitioners!

Many thanks to Masks for Athens Healthcare... from (mostly) First Presbyterian Church, (double smile for Brenda Glascock and Melinda DeMaria) we are smiling underneath as we continue to take care of our uninsured indigent patients. May we all stay safe and get through this together!

16 March 2020 Recommendations for Self-Quarantine and Social Distancing Self-Quarantine is for individuals who have been directly exposed to the virus, or traveled to areas where there are large numbers of infected people.... 1. Stay home except to get medical care 2. Monitor your symptoms:-fever, cough shortness of breath 3. Seek prompt medical attention if you become ill a. First, call your health care provider and tell them you are being evaluated for COVID 19follow their instructions Social Distancing: This is what all Georgians should be doing to prevent further exposure and/or transmission of COVID-19. The less people each of us has contact withthe less transmission of the virusthe less virus, the less we overwhelm the hospitals. 1. No hugs and kisses Elbow bump! Stay 4-6 feet away from people if outside your home. 2. Restrict activities outside your home. Telecommute if possible. 3. No restaurants, no bars, no McDonald’s Play Areas, no parties, no social gatherings, no sleep-overs, no sports except tennis. Stay home unless it is urgent. 4. Most churches and schools will be closed through 30 March. Call and check on your church, encourage on-line services 5. Wash your hands for 20 seconds with warm soapy water every 30 minutes if not at home. If not at a sink, use hand sanitizer. Don’t touch your face. Cough or sneeze into a tissue, then through the tissue away and use hand sanitizer. 6. Limit shopping trips. Do not buy out the store. Allow stores to restock. 7. This is not about you or me, this is about the people we could expose.