Practice Prevention

Our COVID-19 Waiting room etiquette

Our clinical staff is trained in infection control practices. Especially during the outbreak of COVID-19, we ask you to pay close attention and to follow our waiting room and dialysis centre etiquette for these circumstances.

• Your temperature and potential symptoms will be checked
• For precaution measures, you may be asked to separate from others.
• Wash/ Disinfect your hand incl. AV fistula directly after arriving at the dialysis centre & before departure
• Don’t crowd around the dispenser
• Keep distance from others when moving around the dialysis centre, > 1,5 m
• Leave enough space between each other when sitting in the waiting room, > 1,5 m
• Try to avoid unnecessary movement
• Avoid touching surfaces & furniture as much as possible
• Wait to be called in the treatment room
• Greet others from distance and avoid physical contact
• Try to avoid eating or drinking in the dialysis centre
• Reduce bringing newspapers, tablets (or comparable) 
• Don’t share newspapers (or comparable) or leave them behind for others
• When sneezing and coughing, cover your nose or mouth with your elbow or a paper tissue