OCH Regional Medical Center to allow in-person services June 1

All clinics at OCH Regional Medical Center will re-open for in-person services on June 1.

Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic..doctor s relied on telemedicine to see their patients.

Now patients have the option to see their doctor in person..

The och regional medical center in starkville announced patients can step foot in their doctors office again... but on june first things will look a little different this time.

"all of our workers and patients wear masks..we don't allow family members in the clinic."

Dr. chip wall- doctor chip wall said patients at the breast health and imaging center will notice the waiting room has changed.

"rearranged our waiting room so we can accommodate about 4 patients at a time and distance so they're not close."

Dana brooks is a nurse practitioner at the breast health and imaging center.

They are already seeing patients in-house.

She said they also screen patients at the door.

"were screening patients outside the clinic, taking temperatures and asking questions.

We have minimized the contact in our clinic by asking the patients to wait in their car until it's time for their appointment."

Dana brooks- nurse practitioner doctor cameron huxford said his clinic is implementing the same procedures.

"before the coronavirus thing we were probably averaging 35 patients a day, during the initial on slaught and fear from it we were seeing maybe 2 or 3 and some days none."

Dr. cameron huxford- pulmonary critical care physician but now but now that the clinic is open for a full day, for in person appointments..do ctor huxford said about 20 patientsare coming each day.

And for patients that are apprehensive about seeing their doctor face to face..

Nurse brooks said getting a check up can help save your life.

((sot)) "we don't want them to put that off.

Early detection is the key with the screening mammogram and then also the breast exam.

We can catch these cancers earlier so we want our patients to come in and have those done."

These are some of the clinics that have reopened already and started to take in person appointments.

All clinics at och will reopen on june 1st for in person services.

Live in starkville nicole dantzler wtva nine news.