Covid-19 (Coronavirus) Update For Our Patients:
Effective 3/21/2020

In response to the progression of the coronavirus outbreak, and in cooperation with state and local health recommendations, we are initiating our protocol to limit office hours to serve our urgent/ emergent patients only at this time. This would include patients with infections (including ingrown toenails, abscess, paronychia) , wounds/ulcers, post operative states and trauma/ injuries ( including fractures, sprains, strains or severe pain that is limiting ambulation and function). We are doing this in part to help reduce the liklihood that such cases would only act to overburden our already stressed emergency rooms and hospitals. Doctor chandrani will be covering the hamilton office, and dr killian will be covering the toms river office between the hours of 9 am and 1 pm effective 3/23/2020 through further notice. Our staff has been instructed to stay home. We will be contacting our routine care and regular follow up patients in the coming days, to reschedule them to a future date. We are excited to announce that our office is also equipped at this time to offer telemedicine through doxy.Me.Com. This service allows our physicians to invite new and established patients to a virtual visit through the hippa secure website so that we can initiate and continue care in this time of social distancing. Your e mail is required, and the office will invite you to this virtual visit. These telemedicine visits are covered under insurance. After the telemedicine evaluation, your doctor will be able to call in prescriptions, order labs, tests, x-rays, and refer for additional services as needed. Should it be determined that your issue is urgent/emergent, and face to face contact is required we can schedule you to come into the office so that appropriate care may be provided. We understand the stress and anxiety that this outbreak is causing and we are trying our best to serve our community and provide the necessary healthcare services in as safe and sterile an environment as possible. We appreciate your patience and understanding at this time.

Sincerely,

Mercer Ocean Podiatry
Dr. Frank Killian
Dr. Sameep Chandrani