COVID-19 Updates

Due to the ongoing public health concern Tottori Allergy & Asthma Associates is continuing to monitor the recommendations from the Center For Disease Control (CDC), as well as updates from local officials regarding the fight against COVID-19. The safety of our most vulnerable immunocompromised patients and staff remains our top priority. As such, we will continue with our mask protocol, which requires all people who enter into our premises to wear a mask. In addition, we will continue with our stringent infection prevention protocols.

As per the CDC, we have increased circulation of outdoor air, added UVC germicidal irradiation to the HVAC systems and supplemented each room with portable individual HEPA/UVC units. Every staff member wears an N95 or K95 mask and has been vaccinated with the COVID vaccine.

PLEASE READ: Important Safety Information for Your Upcoming Appointment 

•    All visitors are required to wear a mask at all times prior to entering the office.

•     We are only allowing the scheduled patient entrance into the office. Other family members and/or visitors will not be permitted in the office for the appointment, with the exception of 2 other siblings. We kindly ask you make arrangements for other family members prior to your appointment.

•    For a minor patient appointment, we are allowing a single parent and/or guardian in the office to accompany the minor, however, 2 other siblings will be allowed. For the other parent and/or a separate household situation, we offer a telehealth/teleconference option.

•    If the patient experiences a cough, fever (exceeding 100.40), shortness of breath or chest tightness 24 hours prior to the scheduled appointment, we kindly ask you notify our office to reschedule your appointment.

•    Insurance card and valid photo ID are required for patient appointments.

Additional Safety Measures

•    All staff is required to wear personal protective equipment such as N95 masks.

•    We have reduced our daily patient scheduled volume to minimize contact with others and practice social distancing.

•    We added UV lighting systems to all our air condition units for added preventative care. In addition, we upgraded our filters to the recommend HEPA filters.

•    We recently added UV/HEPA/Carbon Air Purifiers throughout our offices.

•    We increased our daily janitorial services to include hospital grade disinfectants and extensive further cleaning.

•    We are utilizing hospital grade disinfectants to sanitize every room/surface after every patient encounter.

•    We have increased training for our staff to include proper sterilization technique, handwashing and usage of masks.

As a safety measure to our patients and staff, we reserve the right to reschedule an appointment if you have been in contact with someone, exposed to someone or suspected to have COVID-19. In addition, we are unable to treat untested patients who a sudden onset ( within the past 2 weeks prior to an appointment ) of the following symptoms: fever, loss of smell, loss of taste, vomiting, diarrhea, chest tightness, coughing, shortness of breath, sore throat, fatigue and muscle pain. We recommend you seek assistance at your primary care provider, emergency room or public health department.  Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.