Mental Health and COVID-19
Stress is a part of life, but during the COVID-19 outbreak, stress can be more overwhelming than usual. While it’s easier to identify ways of keeping our bodies healthy and avoiding the outbreak by self-isolating, it can be challenging to do so while also taking care of mental health. The CDC has a few helpful […]
Telemedicine Now Available at Health Choice Urgent Care!
In a continuous effort to keep our patients and communities healthy, we are excited to announce that Health Choice Urgent Care now provides remote Telemedicine Visits. To Access our Telemedicine services, please take the following steps: CLICK here SELECT Telemedicine as your appointment type, CHOOSE the next check-in time, and COMPLETE the demographic fields At your scheduled visit […]
COVID-19 Tracking April 10, 2020
Coronavirus Illness (COVID-19) Tracking! These CDC US reports includes all 50 states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and US Virgin Islands. Nationwide there have been 427,460 reported cases and 14,696 reported deaths associated with COVID-19. Dr. Nancy Messonnier, Director at the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases said in […]
COVID-19 Operational Updates – 4/3/2020
For information on seeing a Provider through our new Telemedicine service, please click here. If you prefer to visit us in person, please follow these instructions Charleston, SC Medac – West Ashley remains temporarily closed If you have respiratory symptoms and are concerned that you have COVID-19 or the flu, please visit Medac – North Charleston Please […]
COVID-19 Tracking April 3, 2020
Coronavirus Illness (COVID-19) Tracking! These CDC US reports includes all 50 states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and US Virgin Islands. Nationwide there have been 239,279 reported cases and 5,443 reported deaths associated with COVID-19. Dr. Nancy Messonnier, Director at the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases said in a CDC telebriefing on 3-4-2020: “States are reporting […]
Flu and Coronavirus Tracking April 3, 2020
Flu Watch! South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Week of March 22, 2020 – March 28, 2020 Geographic Spread: Widespread flu activity, Twentieth week at this activity level Influenza Activity: Overall, decrease Influenza Like Illness Activity Level: High Hospitalizations in SC: 2883 this season, 13 in the past week Flu-Associated Deaths in SC: 111 this season, 2 this week https://www.scdhec.gov/health/flu/flu-watch-data-reports-maps Coronavirus Illness (COVID-19) Tracking! These CDC […]
Talking to Kids about COVID-19
Very few of us can say that COVID-19 has not temporarily changed the course of our daily lives. As adults it’s all about finding resources and adjusting. We watch the news and read articles online and consult our family physicians. For kids though, it’s a little different. The news can be overwhelming for kids, so […]
Flu and Coronavirus Tracking March 27, 2020
Flu Watch! South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Week of March 15, 2020 – March 21, 2020 Geographic Spread: Widespread flu activity, Nineteenth week at this activity level Influenza Activity: Overall, decrease Influenza Like Illness Activity Level: High Hospitalizations in SC: 2870 this season, 49 in the past week Flu-Associated Deaths in SC: 109 this season, 6 this week https://www.scdhec.gov/health/flu/flu-watch-data-reports-maps Coronavirus Illness (COVID-19) Tracking! These CDC US […]
What is Social Distancing?
Social Distancing is a hot topic in our world as COVID-19 spreads throughout our communities. Most people imagine standing 6 feet apart at the grocery store, which isn’t wrong, but it’s really just the minimum practice of this protective measure. Social distancing starts with keeping several feet between us and those around us in public […]
Flu and Coronavirus Tracking March 20, 2020
Flu Watch! South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Week of March 8, 2020 – March 14, 2020 Geographic Spread: Widespread flu activity, Eighteenth week at this activity level Influenza Activity: Overall, decrease Influenza Like Illness Activity Level: High Hospitalizations in SC: 2821 this season, 124 in the past week Flu-Associated Deaths in SC: 103 this season, 4 this week https://www.scdhec.gov/health/flu/flu-watch-data-reports-maps Coronavirus Illness (COVID-19) Tracking! As of today, […]
