COVID-19

The safety of our staff & patients is our top priority. We at Manale Occupational & Physical Therapy follow the guidelines given by the CDC and the local public health department.

We have taken proactive steps to protect our staff and patients and here are a few of the many ways we are protecting you:

Facility cleansing: We’ve taken extraordinary measure to ensure our rooms, registration areas, waiting rooms and patient care areas are thoroughly sanitized and disinfected, especially in high-touch, high traffic areas such as countertops, seating, and handrails.

Social distancing: Patients are scheduled appropriately to avoid large groups in lobbies. In addition, we have modified our spaces to ensure patients can stand or sit at least six feet apart while waiting in lobbies or registering.

Masking policy: We require all staffs and visitors to wear a mask when in our clinics. Our patients, families, staff and visitors must properly wear a hospital-issued surgical mask or their own mask, provided it is well-fitted, not cloth, does not have external vents, and is not damaged or visibly soiled.

COVID-19 patients: We have taken extra measures to prevent the transmission of contagious diseases. Any patient experiencing COVID-19-like symptoms is immediately rescheduled and asked to isolate for the allotted time frame that the CDC is requesting.

Recently, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced that fully vaccinated people can resume activities without wearing a mask, except where required by federal, state, local, tribal or territorial laws, rules and regulations—including local business, school and workplace guidance.

However, the new guidelines do NOT change practices in healthcare settings or in crowded, public transportation areas, such as when traveling by airplanes, buses, or trains.

Additionally, even in non-healthcare contexts, Los Angeles County is choosing to delay implementing the new CDPH guidance, lifting outdoor masking mandates but keeping indoor masking requirements until further notice. Even when Los Angeles County decides to lift its indoor masking requirement, this is not expected to apply to healthcare settings until a future date.

All patients and visitors must continue to wear masks, physically distance and practice regular hand hygiene, regardless of vaccination status. Manale Occupational & Physical Therapy provides care to very vulnerable patients—some of whom have not been vaccinated. These patients would be at high risk if they contracted the coronavirus, and extra precautions are necessary to protect them.