Daughter of GP helps out
THEIR principal GP is among hundreds of Australians stuck in locked down Peru, but work must go on at Rosslea Medical Centre.
Dr Francisco “Paco” Munoz, and his clinical nurse wife Lida, remain stuck in the South American nation as frustrations grow over how long it is taking for the Federal Government to repatriate citizens amid the global COVID-19 border lockdown.
His daughter, Heidi, nurse, has moved back a to
Townsville, and alongside practice manager Rebecca Poorta, is running the clinic in Dr Munoz’s absence.
The practice, which celebrated its ninth anniversary on Saturday, caters to a large number of aged care residents and also has a focus on veteran health.
The doctors at the clinic, according to Ms Poorta, are “incredibly calm” amid the COVID-19 pandemic with new measures, including a triage tent, set up outside the practice to minimise risk to patients and staff.
“Our patients and their family’s health are important to us, so we do our best to accommodate all their needs,” she said.
“If patients are in isolation our doctors will be doing telephone consultations for the patients.
“By our practice taking precautions and by offering other services other than face-to-face consultations, has eased their worries.
“Our doctors phenomenal.
“We all work as a team and support each other, they’ve been incredibly calm and focusing on our patients’ health as that is their priority.” are