Actualizaciones para citas médicas para pacientes y visitantes: Florida

Patient appointment & visitor updates: Florida

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Emergency department & hospital areas
Scheduling appointments & contact information

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Mayo Clinic continues to support patients and address their health care concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic. If you have medical needs, please do not delay seeking care, whether it is COVID-19 related or not. Mayo Clinic has taken precautions to ensure we can safely care for you through both in person and virtual care.

Please note that before scheduling an appointment, you must notify your care team if you have had a positive COVID-19 test in the past 30 days.

Attending your in-person clinic appointments

  • We encourage visitors to stay at home. If needed, two visitors will be allowed to accompany you in our outpatient clinics.
  • For the safety of your loved ones and others, we are asking that you not bring children under age 13 unless they are actively receiving care in the clinic setting.
  • All patients and staff are required to wear masks while on-site. If you do not have a mask, one will be provided.
    • Acceptable masks include cloth, surgical, dust, or N95 masks.
    • Masks should NOT contain an exhalation valve or vent as these permit unfiltered air to escape.
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Visiting Mayo Clinic? Be sure to bring your mask

Mask on. Mask up. Mask always.

At Mayo Clinic, safety for everybody is our highest priority. We are a world leader focused on putting the needs of our patients first.

To do this during the COVID-19 pandemic, you may see staff outside caring for patients, but we also need your help inside, to keep us all safe.

For your own safety and the safety of those around you, including your care team, all patients are expected to wear a mask over their nose and mouth while on Mayo Clinic property.

Check to see if visitors are allowed. If they are, they will be expected to follow mask guidelines as well.

Everybody will be required to proceed through a checkpoint for the safety of our community.

Masks must remain on at all times including in the lobby, and when in the exam room, unless otherwise directed by an approved provider.

If you have questions about wearing a mask for your visit, contact your Mayo Clinic location before arriving on-site.
  • Due to additional screening activities when entering Mayo Clinic buildings, please allow extra time upon arrival (approximately 15 minutes). Visitors must be free of fever and respiratory symptoms.
  • All surgical patients are tested for COVID-19 between 24 and 48 hours prior to their scheduled surgery date. Testing takes place at Mayo Clinic and results are finalized within 24 hours due to on-site processing capabilities.
  • COVID-19 vaccine: Mayo Clinic is following national and state guidelines regarding the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. We strongly recommend that you receive a COVID-19 vaccine when it’s available to you. We’ll share further information broadly once we can offer the vaccine to patients and visitors. Until then, please consult your local state and county information for the most up-to-date information on how and when you can receive the vaccine.
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Hospital and emergency department

  • All patients admitted to the Mayo Clinic Hospital in Florida will be allowed two specified visitors during their hospitalization between the hours of 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.
  • The assigned visitors must remain the same throughout the duration of the patient’s hospital stay; no visitor exchanges will be allowed at this time.
  • No visitors will be allowed within the emergency department.
  • No visitors will be allowed to visit COVID-19 positive patients at this time. Exceptions may include considerations for end-of-life care, hospitalized children, and other rare and unique circumstances as assessed by the care team.

Your cooperation with these new, temporary guidelines is very much appreciated. It is difficult to not be able to visit your friends and family, but these are necessary and appropriate steps taken with the safety and protection of your loved ones as our top priority.

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Scheduling appointments & contact information

  • To reach the Florida scheduling office, please call 904-953-0853 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern time, Monday through Friday, or contact us online.
  • We are also scheduling any testing and imaging studies you may need as part of your care.
  • If you are unable to travel to Mayo Clinic, a telephone or video appointment may be available to meet your care needs. If a video appointment is suggested for you, a Patient Online Services account will be needed. We can assist you with this when you schedule.

During this time, as always, the needs of our patients come first.

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