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Yale New Haven Hospital offers unique care for residents of Connecticut and are experiencing severe and lingering symptoms 90 days after recovering from COVID-19. This condition is sometimes called long-haul COVID or long COVID. Patients who are referred by their primary care doctor or specialist to our Long COVID Program are evaluated by a team including an internist, a physical therapist, a social worker, and when appropriate a respiratory therapist to determine a tailored care plan. Appointments are coordinated with specialists who work together to address the medical conditions that may require many different areas of medical expertise.
Symptoms of long-haul COVID generally last more than three months and cannot be explained by another cause. Even after the infection has cleared, old symptoms may linger, and new ones can develop. It’s not yet clear why this happens for some individuals and not others. While long COVID may be worse for people who were previously extremely sick and hospitalized, even young, and previously healthy people who only had mild infections can get long COVID.
Long-haul COVID symptoms may include:
We care for Connecticut residence, adults aged 18 and older, who are still experiencing symptoms 90 days after an active infection. A referral is required for a patient to be evaluated. Referrals are accepted from a doctor, physician assistant, or an advanced practice nurse. If patients call our office, they will be instructed to ask their doctor to submit a referral. We recommend referrals come through your primary care providers office.
The initial evaluation is done by the internal medicine physician. Knowing COVID-19 may affect multiple organ systems, the physician leader and a dedicated nurse coordinator collaborate closely with a team of experts working together from various specialties.
Your care team may include health care providers from:
We care for Connecticut residence, adults aged 18 and older, who are still experiencing symptoms 90 days after an active infection. A referral is required for a patient to be evaluated. Referrals are accepted from a doctor, physician assistant, or an advanced practice nurse. A referral is required for a patient to be scheduled for an evaluation. If patients call our office, they will be instructed to ask their provider to submit a referral. Referrals can be made through Epic.
If your practice does not have access to Epic, please fax the referral and last patient visit summary to 203-867-5674.
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