LAKE COUNTY VETERINARY CLINICS, PLLC

STRATEGIES FOR LOOSENED COVID-19 PROTOCOL

Lake County Veterinary Clinics will follow the operational guidelines, established by the clinic, to maintain the best safety standards for clients and staff:

PPE

• All employees will still be required to do daily temp checks and check sheets for symptoms provided and guided by the AVMA and CDC.
• Our employees have the option to wear masks
• Clients are RECOMMENDED to wear masks during their visit, however, this is optional
• Any client with recent COVID exposure will be asked to reschedule their appointment or have another family member or friend bring in their pet for

CLEANING

• We will continue routine disinfection of all hospital areas and high-touch surfaces between patients and clients. We will maintain a strict focus on the exam room and lobby surfaces.

SIGNAGE

• We will ensure proper signage is posted on our website and clinic door, pertaining to our current expectations for masks and curbside pick-ups.

DISTANCING

• We will organize our lobbies to maintain reasonable social distancing as best as possible. We have minimal clinic space for large groups of
• Plexi barriers will be used by reception staff for work
• Client reintroduction will be phased from outside to inside, with one client allowed per pet in the clinic. We will continue to accept payment outside or during the exam

ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS

• The total number of clients in the building at any given time will be dependent on the number of exam rooms in use and anyone in the lobby. This will be strictly
• Lake County Veterinary Clinics will continue to use a staging process for seeing This includes check-in over the phone, having the client wait in their car until the staff is ready to have them come in, one client per patient in the building, and check-outs outside.
• Discharges will be conducted

Realize protocols may change at any given time
The health of our staff and clients is of the highest priority.