Lakeland Regional Health opens COVID care clinic for patients with mild symptoms

There’s now another option for COVID-19 patients to receive medical care in Lakeland as doctors at Lakeland Regional Health fight the omicron variant that has seen people packing the emergency room for care.

“As you know anytime there is a surge like this, it puts pressure on hospitals,” said Dr. Francisco Chebly, Associate Chief Medical Officer of Lakeland Regional Health.

Lakeland Regional is currently treating 289 patients with COVID-19.

As an alternative to the already strained emergency department, Lakeland Regional opened a COVID Care Clinic. It’s a temporary outpatient department of the hospital, so people with mild symptoms can see a doctor.

“Symptoms of omicron that are mild. People who don’t feel very short of breath. People who have cold symptoms and they want to make sure that they are able to be tested and see what other alternative treatment they have for that,” Chebly said.

The temporary COVID Care Clinic is strictly geared towards people with mild COVID symptoms. If you’re severely sick, doctors still want you to go to the ER.

“Because even though omicron, the majority of the cases are mild we still can have people, depending on the underlying medical problems, have severe cases,” Chebly said.

The COVID Care Clinic is located across the street from Lakeland Regional Health at 300 Parkview Ave. It’s open Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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The hospital is also reminding COVID patients that they have three urgent care locations, that are another option to the ER.

Urgent Care
Pablo Campus
130 Pablo St, Lakeland, FL 33803
Hours: M-F 8am to 8 pm | Sat/Sun 8am to 5pm

Urgent Care
Lake Miriam Urgent Care
4710 Florida Ave S, Lakeland, FL 33813
Hours: M-F 8am to 8 pm | Sat/Sun 8am to 5pm

Walk-In Care
Gateway2815 Lakeland Hills Blvd, Lakeland, FL 3380
Hours: M-F 8am to 5pm

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2 thoughts on “Lakeland Regional Health opens COVID care clinic for patients with mild symptoms

  1. Seems that the lakeland government don’t want the great citizens of lakeland how the spend out tax moneys. As we hurt and can’t pay our bills and can’t afford food for our family, LAKELAND is giving all the city workers two days off with pay id they get the vaccine. Did you Hear me? Two days of pay and off work. When has the city ever gave any of us anything worth 2 days of pay for doing nothing? here is the secret email that we the people never got to see and noe one has heard a word about this….From: Emily Colon, Assistant City Manager, City of Lakeland
    Date: October 15, 2021
    Subject: Vaccine Incentive Leave Days (Floating Holidays)
    The City of Lakeland, not unlike the rest of our community, our nation, and our world, has been
    impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. This effect to our workforce directly hinders our ability to
    provide services over the long-term, impacts our health care costs, and expands our overtime
    budgets. Our City values a culture of health and wellness. We know, through our health
    experts, that the best way to combat this pandemic is through vaccinations.
    To further encourage vaccinations, all full-time benefits-eligible employees who completed the
    full COVID-19 vaccination series (second dose for Pfizer and Moderna/ one dose for Johnson
    & Johnson) and have voluntarily uploaded their vaccination card in PeopleSoft (instructions
    attached), sent a copy through interdepartmental mail or have hand delivered a copy to Human
    Resources by January 31, 2022 will receive two (2) vaccine incentive leave days (Floating
    Holidays). The Floating Holidays must be used by December 31, 2022.
    We are hopeful this incentive will result in a meaningful increase in the percentage of
    employees vaccinated. We truly care about each person on our City Team and want everyone
    to remain as healthy as possible while we continue to mitigate this pandemic together.
    Upon receipt of this letter your twenty-one (21) day notice period begins as provided in Article
    6 by the collective bargaining agreement. The City requests that if the FOP desires to provide
    any input on this matter to do so on or before the twenty-one (21) day notice deadline of
    November 5, 2021 to your City Human Resources contact, Mark Farrington.
    Unless input is received before the end of the twenty-one (21) day review period, this incentive
    will become effective for employees covered by the collective bargaining agreement on
    November 6, 2021.
    Attachment
    CC: Shawn Sherrouse, City Manager
    Palmer Davis, City Attorney
    Nicole Travis, Deputy City Manager
    Mark Farrington, HR Director
    Ruben Garcia, Police Chief

  2. Very glad someone is finally utilizing Ivermectin. My husband might be alive today if it were available in August. It was against hospital protocol.

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