A Letter From Your Provider When you make the decision

A Letter From Your Provider

Dear friend, neighbor, loved one and patient,

When we graduated from medical school, we each took an oath; we promised to care for you, to support your ongoing health and wellness. It is who we are and what we must do to honor the professional and personal integrity of our oath and self-commitment.

We are blessed to live in north Mississippi and northwest Alabama and to care for this community. We are fortunate to care for you in our clinics and hospitals and grow older alongside you in our community.

Caring for our community’s residents comes with many responsibilities: to be compassionate, give counsel (even when it is hard), make recommendations to prevent illness, and deal with quality of life and quality of death issues as they arise. Please trust our counsel as we support your medical decisions.

We have reviewed medical literature and monitored the effects of vaccination and masking on our patients, colleagues and now on those who have died from COVID-19.

Based on the existing research and evidence, our experience in managing COVID-19 infected patients and our commitment to your well-being, here is what we ask of you:

Wear your mask in all indoor interactions. The Delta variant is extremely contagious; please protect yourself from becoming infected (this applies to those who are and are not vaccinated).
If you have been vaccinated, we applaud your decision. If you have not been vaccinated and are medically able, please do so as soon as possible.
Lastly, if you become infected with COVID-19, ask your provider if you qualify for monoclonal antibody therapy.

We continue to be very challenged to provide our best level of care because of capacity challenges and severity of patients’ illnesses. If you are critically ill (are in an accident, have chest pain or signs of a stroke), seek care in our Emergency Room. If you are not critically ill (have a cold, a nagging cough or headache, diarrhea, a rash or if you just need to be tested for COVID-19), seek care in our clinics and urgent care facilities.

A Letter From Your Provider

We want to hear from you.