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Dear Patients,

Your doctors of Renal Specialists of Houston care about your health and safety during this COVID-19 outbreak. To protect our patients and staff, starting Monday, March 23 we will be converting all scheduled and new appointments at our Houston area clinics to Telehealth visits. Our clinics will remain open. If we determine that an in-person appointment is required, we will call you and schedule an office visit.

Telehealth can take place on your smartphone or computer. In most cases, your copay will be the same as a regular office visit copay.

If you have a scheduled appointment, Renal Specialists will send you a text or email link prior to your scheduled appointment.

In addition, please ask yourself the following questions:

1. Have you experienced a cough, fever, or shortness of breath in the last 2 weeks?
2. Have you been in close contact with anyone who has had cough, fever, or shortness of breath in the last 2 weeks?
3. Have you been in close contact with anyone who has tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19)?
4. Have you traveled out of the country in the past two weeks, particularly Italy, Iran, Spain, China, Japan, South Korea, Germany or France?

If you answered yes to any of the symptoms mentioned above, or if you have concerns that you might be infected, we encourage you to contact your primary care physician. In the meantime, practice prevention! Staying at home as much as possible will stop the spread. Washing your hands frequently will stop the spread and avoiding touches to your face will stop the spread. Full recommendations by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) can be found on their website, cdc.gov.

We appreciate your understanding as we work together to fight COVID-19.

- Your Doctors