The team at My Emergency Doctor wish all a safe and happy holiday season! A friendly reminder that we are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week during the Christmas and New Year holiday period to assist with urgent medical needs. For more information on how to access one of our Emergency Specialist Doctors and how our service works, visit our website: https://hi.switchy.io/2dun

We're excited to announce that My Emergency Doctor has been commissioned by South Western Sydney PHN to provide medical care after hours via phone or video to people living in their catchment area. Consultations are free for patients and supported by funding from South Western Sydney PHN through the Australian Government’s PHN program: ow.ly/rpNV50BnLMz

Today we're celebrating nurses everywhere! It's 'International Day of the Nurse', a significant occasion this year given the current global COVID-19 pandemic and also as 2020 has been marked by the World Health Organization (WHO) as the 'Year of the Nurse and Midwife'.

Nurses account for more than half of all the world’s health workers and play a vital role in health for all as their work contributes to health promotion, disease prevention, treatment and care. In some communities, nurses are often the first and sometimes the only health professional that people see.

To nurses all around Australia, we thank you for everything you do and the contribution you make to help keep communities safe and healthy!

#InternationalDayOfTheNurse #YearOfTheNurseAndMidwife #Telemedicine #Telehealth #SupportNursesAndMidwives #InternationalNursesDay

(📷: Nurses at Moyne Health Services Urgent Care Centre, Port Fairy VIC)

In order to facilitate the optimal customer experience, My Emergency Doctor is committed to consistent improvement. As a telehealth business, our digital presence and capabilities are always being reviewed and refined and our website is no exception.

In order to create a website that will help all customers, we are conducting customer research - If you can spare 15 minutes of your time to do a survey, we are offering participants a 60mL bottle of 65% ethanol hand sanitiser as a gesture of thanks.

If you are interested in taking the survey, please visit this link >> https://bit.ly/2RSQxw7

It's important to remember why we should be staying home this Easter and forgoing the usual plans we would normally make to travel over a long weekend.

COVID-19 still poses a significant risk to many vulnerable people and the chances of community transmission are still high. Additionally, our healthcare workers still need our support to flatten the curve.

Stay hyper-local this long weekend and relax at home.

#coronavirus #covid19 #covid19AUS #stayhome #emergencymedicine #telemedicine #telehealth

Panic buying and hoarding are unnecessary and cause needless stress, anxiety and inconvenience to elderly and vulnerable people.

Stores like supermarkets, pharmacies, petrol stations and convenience stores remain open and in addition, logistics, freight and home delivery services are still operating to keep supply chains moving.

More than ever, we need to look after our senior citizens and other vulnerable people in the community - please be thoughtful when you head out to shop.

#coronavirus #covid19 #covid19AUS

With the news that the Australian Government has banned all non-essential indoor events of more than 100 people (and outdoor events of up to 500 people), it's worth thinking about other events in your calendar that don't fall under this criteria.

If you have smaller personal or business events lined up in your diary, consider whether your attendance is necessary and/or if they can be postponed or rescheduled for a few months time.

#coronavirus #covid19 #covid19AUS

The act of social distancing has become key to containing and slowing the spread of the Corona virus among the community. While there are many measures we can take, it is sometimes unavoidable to be where others are and in these instances it is best to be a minimum of 1.5 metres apart where possible. For more information on social distancing, download the Australian Government's fact sheet. We'll leave the link in comments below. #coronavirus #covid19 #covid19AUS

My Emergency Doctor will connect patients of Colac Area Health in regional Victoria with specialist emergency physicians from across Australia.

The team at @My Emergency Dr sends you our best wishes for the Christmas season. Our service is staffed by specialist emergency doctors 24 hours a day and we will be working every day through the Christmas and New Year break. Our doctors provide consultations via video call. Residents of the Eastern Melbourne and North Eastern Melbourne catchment areas are eligible for free consultations after hours and on Public Holidays. To find out more click https://www.myemergencydr.com/emphn-promo/