As both a health care worker and a small-business owner, the coronavirus pandemic hit Austin pediatrician Ari Brown especially hard.
“The public perception of health care right now is: You guys are inundated, and it’s like being in ‘Grey’s Anatomy,’” Brown said. While that was true for hospital and emergency room doctors, she said, for independent medical practices, “there was this abrupt halt in business as usual.” Even with a swift rollout of telemedicine, her patient volume dropped by at least 50% for two months.
Large corporations and Banks will be bailed out, however, the Dental industry (especially private practices) will not get a bail out. In addition, the incredible expense incurred from now on and going forward for purchasing PPE isn’t helping either.