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Additional Opportunities

for Clinic Alteration

Clinic Access Waiting Rooms Patient Procession Support Spaces

• Prescreening to • Separate for infectious • Separate exiting from • With a reduction of two
determine entry to clinic; and non-infectious entry to reduce patient to three exam rooms,
may occur in drive-thru • Spaced furniture for traffic crossing (one-way no physical changes to
method or at front door social distancing traffic flow) supply and soiled spaces

• Multiple doors/multiple • Consolidated/reduced are necessary
waiting areas to separate size to accommodate • Increase in staff and
infectious and non- queuing patients only reduction in patients, may
infectious patients suggest a conversion of
• Reduced reception with some patient toilets to
transparent physical staff toilets
separation to waiting • Increased locker/
room; consider doing lounge space with social
registration, check-in distancing or scheduled
and even vitals prior to breaks
coming in to clinic • Increased use of
collaborative spaces,
huddle rooms and staff
consult rooms