Medical imaging during COVID-19

Medical imaging during COVID-19

IMPACTING THEIR HEALTH.

23ABC'SALEX BELL JOINS US LIVE INNORTHWEST BAKERSFIELDFROM KERN RADIOLOGY TO TELL USWHY SOME MEDICALCARE SHOULDN'T BE IGNORED.

ALEXRIGHT NOW COVID-19 HAS MANYSTAYING HOME... TRYING TOPRACTICE GOOD SOCIAL DISTANCING.IN SOME CASES RESIDENTS AVOIDINGTHAT TRIP THE DOCTORSOFFICE...OR PUTTING OF GETTINGAN EXAM BUT THERE ARE SOME TESTSTHAT JUST CANT WAIT LIKE XRAYS,CT'S AND MRI'S.IF YOU NEED MEDICAL IMAGINGTHERE ARE FACILITIES WHEREYOU CAN GO LIKE KERN RADIOLOGYHERE IN BAKERSFIELD.

ANDTHEY WANT TO KNOW THAT IF YOUNEED MEDICAL IMAGING AT KERNRADIOLOGY PATIENTS WILL NEED AREFERRAL FROM A DOCTORIN ORDER TO GET TESTING.

IF YOUNEED MEDICAL IMAGING FORTREATMENT OR A DIAGNOISES THEYADVISE PATIENTS NOT TO WAITUNTIL COVID-19 IS CONTAINED.HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALSTOLD 23ABC THAT NOT GETTING THEPROPER IMAGING DONE IN TIMECOULD IMPACT A PATIENT'S HEALTHAND CARE."THERE ARE PATIENTS HERE WHOHAVE AHISTORY OF CANCER OR POSSIBLY ANEW DIAGNOSIS OF CANCER WHICHREALLY CANNOT WAIT 6 OR 8 WEEKSFOR THEM TO MAKE A DIAGNOSIS."INSIDE THEIR FACILITIES THEYFOLLOW STATE GUIDELINES FORCOVID-19 ... SPACED SEATING,SOCIAL DISTANCINGGUIDES ON THE FLOORS.

THEY ALSOASK SOME PATIENTS TO WAITOUTSIDE OR IN THEIR CARS UNTILTHEIR APPOINTMENTS, BUT THEYALSO WORK WITH URGENT CARECENTERS GIVING XRAYS RESULTSREMOTELY TO DOCTORS TREATINGCOVID- 19CASES.IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF MEDICALIMAGING KERN RADIOLOGY HASMULTIPLE LOCATIONS YOU CANCONTACT, HOWEVER THEYDO WANT YOU TO BE ADVISED THATONLY PATIENTS THAT WILL BESEEN IS ALLOWED IN THE BUILDING.ONLY A PATIENT WITH SPECIALNEEDS CAN BE ACCOMPANIED INSIDEAS THEY TRY TO LIMIT THEAMOUNT OF PEOPLE WAITING INSEATING AREAS.GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM HOLDINGANOTHER PRESS CONFERENCE THIS