23/03/2020
We are receiving many worried calls right now. Yes, in California acupuncture has been defined as part of essential medicine since 2012. In recognition of the needs we serve, we will currently remain open but with significantly reduced hours to support the efforts of our community to stay at home. We ask you to postpone non-pressing appointments.
We know that to many of you acupuncture is vital to maintaining your health and lower pain levels. We appreciate that this is a stressful time. We know that each of you are doing your best to keep yourselves healthy and manage your pain levels, stress and anxiety to avoid going into crisis and putting extra strain on our county’s emergency medical services. We are still here for you and you can make an appointment within our modified schedule if you feel yourself going into crisis without your therapy.
If you are 65 years old or older and/or you suffer from a heart or lung disease, diabetes or are immunocompromised it is the safest route to shelter in place for the time being unless interrupting your acupuncture therapy would bring you great distress.
Our cancer therapy support and pregnancy support programs have been suspended at this time. Our Qigong program will go virtual. If you are in either of our suspended programs you will receive a call from us to check in soon. Please feel free to reach out if we haven’t already talked.
Our current plan is to keep the clinic open 2 days a week. For the health and safety of all our patients we can see you only after a phone appointment prescreening you for signs of sickness or fever, community exposure or travel in the last 3 weeks.
Temporarily we had to remove the online booking possibility. You can still cancel your appointment by clicking on the link on the confirmation email you get from us. We are not accepting walk-ins at this time. If you would like to schedule an appointment please contact us with your name and phone number and we will call you back. You are welcome to email, text or call us anytime if you have any questions. We will be checking messages at the clinic regularly.
Warmly,
Barbara Briner DAOM, LAc
Taya Stanley DAOM, LAc
Sierra Acupuncture
Clinic Phone: 209-532-0557
Clinic Email: SierraAcupunctureHealth@gmail.com