Updated 03/30/2021

At Jackson Siegelbaum Gastroenterology, our primary focus is and always has been the health and safety of our patients, staff and our community. During this difficult and unprecedented time, we want you to know we are here for you.

We’re Open

We are currently open for in-patient office visits. We also offer telehealth visits one day a week upon patient request.

Preventative Care at our Practice

It’s important that you resume care for chronic conditions and preventative health. All of us within the Jackson Siegelbaum Gastroenterology and the West Shore Endoscopy center are practicing vigilant preventative measures, consistent with the CDC’s recommendation for screenings and sanitation.

• Masks are mandatory for staff, patients and visitors in our office, Infusion center and Endoscopy Center.
• All patients receive a COVID screening call one to three days in advance of their appointments.
• Patients should not bring unnecessary visitors to appointments. Drivers for patients having a procedure are called to pick patients up outside after the procedure is complete.
• We’ve spaced out our waiting rooms to encourage patients to keep a safe social distance.
• We’ve invested in additional PPE for our staff.
• We’ve installed plexiglass at our reception windows to provide a safe barrier during check-in.
• We perform deep cleaning and sanitation at each location, each night.
• We installed negative airflow at all of our surgical centers that changes 100% of the air in the room several times an hour.

Please contact us if your travel plans are disrupted and you need a medical note from us.

Important Information for Patients on Immunosuppressant Medications

Please do not stop your medications. It is important to keep your GI disease optimally managed. Please call 717-761-0930 or contact us through the patient portal if you develop any respiratory symptoms.

For Our Medical Community

As part of the larger medical community, please be aware that we remain open and positioned to provide ongoing care in the uncertain midst of the COVID-19 outbreak.

As it may relate to our patients, those you may see in your practice:

• The incidence of GI symptoms including nausea and/or diarrhea are uncertain with some reports below 5% and others at 50%. There have been some reports of isolated diarrhea preceding cough and fever.
• Abnormal liver enzymes are observed in 20-30% of persons with COVID-19 infection.
• Leukocyte counts drop in persons with COVID-19 infection, and elevated WBC is a poor prognostic sign.
• Older people and those listed by the CDC as vulnerable populations, including severe chronic health conditions, such as heart disease, lung disease, diabetes, decompensated cirrhosis, HIV with low CD4 counts, and immunosuppression, (including liver and other solid organ transplant recipients) are at higher risk of developing more serious illness. Pregnancy may be a risk.
• As of today, we have advised our patients on immunosuppressant therapy to continue their medications. This includes those patients on infusions. The risk of a disease flare or organ rejection is greater than contracting COVID-19.
• We are talking with patients to rescheduling elective endoscopies.

Please call 717-761-0930 or contact us through the patient portal if you have any questions.