As we continue to monitor the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), we know many of you have questions. At Akumin, the health and well-being of our employees, patients, and communities remain our top priority.
We are actively following the guidelines established by the Centers for Disease Control (“CDC”), Department of Health (“DOH”) and Department of Labor (“DOL”) and other overseeing regulatory bodies that impact our business.
We want to share with you the steps we are taking to ensure we maintain a healthy environment for all.
DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS
Patients are encouraged to check www.akumin.com prior to their appointment to confirm current facility status and scheduling. We want to assure our patients that we value their safety and are observing heightened precautions throughout this time.
ENHANCED SAFETY MEASURES
Akumin continues to follow CDC and state and local health department guidelines relating to infectious disease protocols. We are pre-screening individuals entering our facilities and limiting the number of individuals in our clinics and applying other protocols at all of our centers to protect patients, personnel and the broader community.
TRAINED HEALTHCARE STAFF
Our staff has completed additional training based on the latest CDC guidelines to protect our patients, staff and community. We have also instituted additional infectious disease precautions and protocols for the patient-visit and post visit cleaning requirements which align with CDC guidelines.
FLEXIBLE RESCHEDULING
We will respect and accommodate any patient’s request to defer their imaging procedures to a later date, particularly as it relates to any non-urgent imaging service. We want to assure our patients that we value their safety and are observing heightened precautions throughout this time.
DESIGNATED IMAGING CENTERS
Akumin is dedicating a number of its freestanding, outpatient diagnostic imaging centers across its regions to focus specifically on patients who have been diagnosed with an active case of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, or who have similar symptoms.
Being a healthcare facility providing medically necessary procedures, it is imperative that we stay the course and remain committed to our mission of providing quality diagnostic testing which serves as an important tool for our patients in diagnosing illnesses. We will continue to closely monitor the rapidly evolving developments relating to Coronavirus (COVID-19).
Please refer to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and other public health authorities for the most current information related to Coronavirus (COVID-19).