Benicia Wellness Center’s
COVID-19 Clinic Policies
Current as of April 2023
Over the past 3 years, Benicia Wellness Center has & remains committed to keeping our patients, staff, and wider community healthy & safe from the spread of COVID-19. Fortunately, effective testing and new treatments for COVID-19 have developed rapidly, drastically reducing the threat COVID-19 poses to most people. This new reality has resulted in the state of California ending its mask mandates for healthcare workers & settings on April 3, 2023. Masking for patients and staff at Benicia Wellness Center will no longer be required as of that date.
Though masking is now optional for patients and staff at BWC, please know that our wellness team will happily accommodate patient requests for staff masking during treatment encounters. You can ask for a masked treatment encounter when you schedule your appointment or when you arrive at the office for treatment.
Benicia Wellness Center will continue our diligent adherence to sanitation best practices & other cleaning protocols that our office enacted during the pandemic. Some of our sanitation practices are detailed here.
Additionally, if you are feeling ill , have symptoms consistent with COVID-19, or have had a recent confirmed exposure to COVID-19, please do NOT come into the office. BWC will continue to waive any applicable cancellation fee in such cases.
The links below provide navigation to various reputable sources of COVID-19 information. If you have any further questions regarding our office and COVID-19, you can contact our office here, or give us a call.
Benicia Wellness Center’s COVID-19 Sanitation & Best Practices
Benicia Wellness Center’s core health services include hands-on treatment of individuals who require pain management solutions. Thus, our office is already well-versed in infection control methods relevant to the healthcare services we provide. However, we have implemented an arsenal of additional infection control and prevention procedures to ensure that any care you receive in our office maintains your health & safety, as well as the health & safety of our practitioners.
After the end of California’s mask mandate on April 3, 2023, Benicia Wellness Center will no longer require our patients or wellness team to don masks while in the office. However, we will continue to maintain the cleanliness of the physical office itself, ensure proper ventilation throughout all areas of the office, accommodate any patient requests for a masked treatment encounter, and adhere to other risk-reduction best practices implemented during the pandemic.
If you have any questions regarding our COVID-19 policies or procedures, please feel free to contact our office.
Sanitation & Other Best Practices
All doors will remain propped open during business hours
All air circulation devices will remain on during business hours
All persons present in the office shall practice maintaining a social distance of at least 6 feet
All patients requests for a masked treatment encounter will be accommodated
All persons present in the office shall practice respiratory etiquette
Limited waiting seating will be provided, with each chair placed at least 6 feet apart
All patients will have access to touchless payment options
Patients will be checked in by their practitioner and not required to touch any device or surface
Employees will be instructed to inform Dr. McConnell if they start to display symptoms of COVID-19 and/or they’ve been exposed to the coronavirus, in which case they will not be allowed to come to work.
Instructions for proper handwashing will be posted near every sink in the office
Any and all surfaces touched by a patient (or an employee after touching a patient) will be sanitized properly by an employee
All “high risk” objects & fixtures will be sanitized at the start and close of the workday, with periodic sanitization throughout the day
All employees will wash their hands for at least 30 seconds after touching a patient
Alcohol-based sanitizing hand rub dispensers will be prominently placed around the workplace and refilled frequently.
All persons will have access to soap & water, as well as alcohol-based sanitizers, while visiting our office