Patients with recent fever, cough, or covid exposure must wear a mask in office
Patients with recent fever, cough, or covid exposure must wear a mask in office
Thanksgiving hours: we will be closed on Thursday, November 25th.
Holiday hours: we will be closed on Friday, December 24th.
For any after-hours needs, including over the holiday season, please call the overnight UCSF nurse advice line at (510) 486-8344 and follow the prompts. They are available every day from 5:00pm - 7:00am.
When planning to host a holiday celebration, you should assess current COVID-19 levels in your community to determine whether to postpone, cancel, or limit the number of attendees. As yourself questions like "when will my celebration occur?", "where will the event take place?", and "how many people will be attending?"
Please note that this is an abbreviated statement.
Are you considering hosting or attending a holiday event during these next few months? Read the CDC's full statement using the link below.
Bay Area health officials remind residents that many commonly celebrated Halloween and Día de Los Muertos activities carry high risk for spreading COVID-19. Trick-or-treating is a high-risk activity, because it increases contact with people outside of your household who may not be as careful about COVID-19 prevention. Parties are high-risk because mixing among people who don't live in the same home introduces more opportunities for the virus to pass from one person to another. Bay Area contact tracing has shown that gathering and mixing are key contributors to infection.
Remember that being outside is safer than being inside, especially in combination with face covering and keeping your distance. Consider using a themed cloth mask; a costume mask is not a substitute. Avoid wearing a costume mask over a protective cloth mask because it can be dangerous if the costume mask makes it hard to breathe.
YES (lower risk): Stay home, keep it small
NO (medium risk): Use caution
ABSOLUTELY NO (very high risk): Not permitted by State and Local Orders
Stay home if you have, or think you may have, COVID-19.
To further protect yourself and your loved ones, be sure to monitor yourself during the 14 days after these holidays and pay particular attention from days 3 - 7 after the holidays when you are most likely to develop symptoms.
Note: This is an abbreviated article. For the full press release, click here.
Dr. Takao will be out of office from July 1st - 4th.
The nurse advice line will be open for calls from
1 p.m. to 9 a.m. during this time.
Contact (480) 856 -8993
In case of emergency, please call 9-1-1.