Prisma Health offers free ‘Virtual Visits’ for coronavirus concerns

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Columbia, SC (WOLO) — Prisma Health’s new ‘Virtual Visits’ website launched earlier this month.

The 24-7 service will give anyone who has concerns of possibly having the coronavirus or perhaps just has questions about symptoms they may be displaying, will now have a chance to speak to someone in the medical field without having to leave home.

Officials with Prisma Health tell us the availability for screening aims to limit the risk of exposure to hospital staff or members of the community. However, it will still allow residents to get care for COVID-19.  You can get a diagnosis anytime, and responses daily from 8 am to 8pm that will include the new on demand video option, as well as the online visit option.

To get help or have questions answered you can go to the link Here to go to the Virtual Vists website and use the promo code COVID19 to access the website.

The video visit will available 24 hoirs a day, 7 days a week for ages 3 and up.  The online visit will be open for anyone  18 and older.

“As health care providers, our goal is to assist our community in as many ways as we can,” said Dr. Scott Sasser, Prisma Health-Midlands acute care chief clinical officer. “We are pleased to add this free option as another important way to help the community deal with COVID19.”

Dr. C. Wendell James III, Chief Clinical Officer (CCO) for Prisma Health-Upstate, added,

“Most people who contract COVID-19 will have mild symptoms that don’t require treatment but this option is a way to help screen patients without possibly contaminating others. It’s imperative that our community members work together to protect the larger community.”