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We continue to reopen slowly and carefully. I understand that this has proven frustrating for people who want to become patients and face a long wait, but I am trying NOT place my patients, my employees or myself at risk for Sars-cov-2. I am seeing patients in the office but only one at a time. As we become more comfortable with our infection control protocols, we will become able to see more patients in-office. As always, your patience and understanding is truly appreciated.
The best option for most patients remains tele-medical care. Hundreds of patients have already used this option and we strongly encourage all active patients to continue to use it. Here is the link:
We have begun our re-opening but we are being VERY cautious and strongly encourage everyone who can do so to consider continuing tele-medical care. We will provide a much more substantial update in the next week. Please remain safe and vigilant in the days ahead and feel free to call us if you have questions.
Tuesday, May 19, 2020: RE-OPENING INFORMATIONFirst, thanks to all of our patients. You folks have been great during this massive worldwide emergency. Second, here is our tele-medical link: Now, for a brief update: The State of New Mexico is currently in the early phase(s) of 're-opening' and outpatient medical practices (such as this one) have begun the process of preparing to see patients again. I would like to address several matters related to this:
- We are not YET re-opened. We anticipate a very slow and gradual reopening starting on Wednesday, May 27, 2020.
- All in-person office visits MUST be by appointment only. We are not able to see any 'drop-in' patients. Our main goal is to keep patients away from each other to reduce the risk for viral spread. This means that appointments will be scheduled so that patients are spread out over the day.
- The number of appointments will initially be VERY small.
- Most patients will be far better off continuing to receive tele-medical care. We are significantly upgrading our tele-medical ability and will begin to offer face-to-face video visits very shortly.
- We are going to follow all CDC guidelines for safe re-opening and these will place additional burdens upon us and also upon our patients. In-person visits will be something of a hassle for people. Here are SOME not all) of the requirements for in-person care:
- You must arrive wearing a face covering. This is now the law in New Mexico and we can only see people who arrive wearing one. We DO have a limited number of surgical-type face masks that we can give to an arriving patient, BUT, if you need a mask from us, you should call us ahead of time to make sure our supply allows it. Again, face covering is now required by law in New Mexico.
- Arriving patients will be screened for signs and symptoms of infection with coronavirus by...
- Touch-less (infrared) forehead temperature measurement
- Answering basic questions about signs, symptoms and recent exposure to Coronavirus
- Visits will be a brief as possible. The longer you are in-office, the greater your risk and the greater our own.
Anyway, that is a short list of how we expect our re-opening to proceed. We are still short-staffed, but you are welcome to call us. You can also email us at mjh@hollandclinic.com if you have any questions. Check back here for continuing updates. Just a brief update: We still do not know when New Mexico's stay-home order will be lifted. As soon as it IS lifted, we MAY be able to resume a more normal pattern of care and we may also be able begin seeing new patients again. But that is still in the future. For the moment, tele-medical care is available to established patients and it is working well. The link below carries you to an online form that starts the process of tele-medical care. And if you have any questions, feel free to call us at (505) 232-6818.
In-office visits are currently not available. This is to protect you from possible exposure to Coronavirus. But do not panic! If you are a patient, "tele-medical care" is available to you right now. This means that I can "see" you remotely (via phone or internet) and then quickly mail your prescription medications to you so that you receive them within 1-2 days. This is the option that hundreds of my patients have already elected to pursue and so far, the system is working very well.
To begin a tele-medical visit all you need to do is click the link just below:
This link carries you to an online form where I ask you a number of questions. As soon as you submit the form, I receive it, review it and call you (if necessary). Once I am satisfied that you are doing well, I will fill your prescription and mail it you on the same day.
Keep in mind that tele-medical care is only available to current, active patients. New patients and former patients whose last prescription from me expired more than three months ago are not eligible for tele-medical care. I will begin seeing new and former patients just as soon as the Governor's 'stay-home' order is expired and when I believe that conditions make it safe for you. For the time being, new and former patients are invited to complete the online forms that will guarantee them an early position on our waiting list and we will call them to provide updated information as the pandemic progresses.
OVERVIEW OF TELE-MEDICAL CARE
INTRODUCTIONI (Dr. Holland) and office manager Matthew Copus am/are now working seven days a week to offer tele-medical care (remote or virtual 'visits') to our patients. I (Dr. Holland) recently made the difficult decision to stop nearly all in-person visits to the office for reasons of safety.
TELE-MEDICAL (REMOTE) CARE IS EVERYONE'S BEST OPTIONWe have suspended all new (and re-starting) visits because these visits require in-person care that we cannot safely offer at the moment. Instead, we are asking our established patients to request tele-medical care by completing our tele-medical form (linked HERE and below).
WE ARE AVAILABLE REMOTELYWe ARE here and we are here nearly every single day and we are doing our best to answer every phone call. Throughout this crisis, Dr. Holland will continue to offer remote care to all who need it and we are just a phone call away.
WE REMAIN AVAILABLE TO OUR PATIENTS DURING THIS PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY
New Mexico Governor Michelle
Lujan Grisham announced Monday, March 23, 2020, a statewide emergency 'stay at home' order to all New Mexicans. This order requires that all 'non-essential' businesses keep 100% of their workforce at home. Medical facilities and offices are however exempt from this order for obvious reasons. This means that Dr. Holland is still able to render care to his patients who need it. BUT, because of Coronavirus, there are big changes to our practice.
THESE CHANGES WILL AFFECT YOU!PLEASE READ ALL OF THIS INFORMATION!
- WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE TELE-MEDICAL VISITS FOR ELIGIBLE PATIENTS
- We have waived the extra mailing fees that normally are associated with mailing medications.
- This option is NOT available to all patients but it is by far our safest current option for most of you
- We are in the process of notifying all eligible patients that they must switch to tele-medical care and we have reached most, but not all, of you.. As of Friday, March 27, 2020, we have tried calling everyone who should need care this week. If you have not heard from us, please check your voicemail, check your email and clear your voicemail box if it is full.
- DO NOT COME TO THE OFFICE!
- In-person visits are reserved only for medical emergencies
- ALL appointments made before Monday, March 23 are CANCELLED
- We have made multiple attempts to contact everyone affected by this but if you have not heard from us, do NOT come to the office. Call us or go to our tele-medical online form
- You may call us any time.
- We will update this web page as we gather more information.
- DO NOT ATTEMPT TO "DROP-IN" TO OUR OFFICE. If you believe that you require an in-person office visit, CALL US first so that we may discuss your particular needs and then, if necessary, schedule you for a private in-person visit. Again, do not simply come-by our office. We will not be able to see you that way.
- WE ARE NO LONGER TAKING NEW PATIENTS or re-starting former patients. Obviously we regret this deeply and intend to begin seeing new patients again as soon as conditions permit. Please monitor this website for updates to this policy. We invite new patients to complete the relevant online form and once you have done this, you are in-line to be seen just as soon as possible.
- We have furloughed much of our staff. We are reduced to a 'skeleton crew' of core staff. This means we may take longer to answer the phone or respond to your emails. Please know that we ARE here and we will make sure that your medical needs are met.
- We are doing our level best to minimize the risk of Corona-virus exposure to patients and to our staff and we truly appreciate your understanding during this incredibly difficult time.
Click the hyperlink below to access tele-medical care
Please call us if you have questions.
END OF CORONAVIRUS UPDATE
Welcome to Holland Clinic
Providing Effective, Affordable, Physician-Supervised Medical Weight Loss for 30 years
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It costs $200 to start our medical weight loss program and that includes your first 28 day supply of prescription weight loss medication. The price also covers laboratory testing, your first office visit and a 90 minute seminar on how to lose weight. After your first month, our program costs between about $75 and $110 every four weeks (depending upon which medications you are prescribed). Please shop around and compare our pricing to our competitors'. We don't hide fees and we don't play 'bait and switch'. We're here to help you at a surprisingly affordable price.
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If you are really ready for a serious weight loss program, we have what it takes to help you. The fastest way to get started is by completing our online medical intake form. This takes about 30 minutes. Once this happens, Dr. Holland will carefully review your information and make a determination about your eligibility for this program. Once Dr. Holland has cleared you, we'll call you back to set your first appointment. Generally the whole process takes no longer than a day or two.
WE WANT TO HELP
We are glad to answer any and all of your questions about Holland Clinic's medical weight loss program. You can call us at (505) 232-6818, you can contact us by email but please remember also that this website is packed with over 300 pages of information on what we do. Now is the best time to act.
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