We are pleased to announce MyChart E-visits are now available for our patients! Currently MyChart E-visits are available for flu symptoms & coronavirus symptoms only. Click the link to log into MyChart from anywhere, desktop or mobile device. Follow the prompts to access E-visits. Not on MyChart? Learn more about it here. MyChart log-in and […]
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ATTENTION: Take these steps if you’re feeling sick
Longstreet Clinic has implemented a robust COVID-19 response plan following CDC recommendations around screenings, triage, use of personal protective equipment, and creating the safest environment for our patients, our staff and our providers. That is why we have deployed the following procedures for screening our sick patients. (Espanol.) If you have the following symptoms, please […]
Read MorePediatric Urgent Care Closing Temporarily
Due to the current public health emergency surrounding COVID-19, Longstreet Clinic Pediatrics has decided to temporarily close its Pediatric Urgent Care office effective Monday, March 16, 2020, at 9:00 p.m. This decision does not impact any of our other daytime Pediatrics office locations in Gainesville, Oakwood, Braselton, Buford or Baldwin, which remain open and operating […]
Read MoreCOVID-19 Update
We understand the recent news surrounding COVID-19 is fast moving and can be confusing. Here are current facts as they relate to Longstreet Clinic as of today (Friday, March 13, 2020): We are unaware of any exposure to coronavirus at Longstreet Clinic. We have had no positive COVID-19 test results. We have had no reports […]
Read MoreFlu & COVID-19: Eight ways to stay well
By Erum Farooqi, M.D. Longstreet Clinic Internal Medicine While the whole world seems focused on COVID-19 (novel coronavirus), it’s a good time to remember that another seasonal virus, influenza, also is a serious health concern. We should continue to monitor the spread of COVID-19, especially in light of additional cases identified in the U.S. But […]
Read MoreBotox treatment for chronic migraines now available
If you’ve ever had a migraine, you likely shutter at the thought of your next one. But for those who suffer from chronic migraines, the condition can be a painful, debilitating reality that impacts the ability to function normally. Chronic migraine headaches are defined as 15 days or more a month with some sort of […]
Read MoreCookbook distribution benefits community
Longstreet Clinic recently partnered with United Way of Hall County to distribute almost 4,000 free cookbooks designed to empower residents throughout northeast Georgia. Titled “Good and Cheap: Eat Well on $4 a Day,” this New York Times bestseller will not only boost the budget but also tickle the taste buds as author Leanne Brown teaches […]
Read MorePhysicians, staff honored with Healthy Hall awards
Four Longstreet Clinic providers and staff members, as well as a retired pediatrician were honored Feb. 25, 2020, at the third annual Healthy Hall Awards of Excellence luncheon presented by the Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce. Those honored from Longstreet Clinic include: Outstanding Allied Health Professional- Stephanie Brown, MLS (ASCP), Longstreet Clinic, Manager, Central Laboratory […]
Read MoreBariatric surgery helps local woman survive rare medical emergency
In September 2019 Gwen Garner-Rouse, a then 69-year-old retired college administrator, suffered an aneurysm of her superior mesenteric artery, a rare medical emergency that fewer than 2 percent of people survive. After being life-flighted from Braselton to Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville, it was fast-thinking and skilled medical trauma personnel that saved her life that day, […]
Read MoreProviders discuss flu, coronavirus on radio
Recently, Longstreet Clinic primary care physicians took to radio airwaves to discuss two illnesses that are dominating news cycles – flu and the Chinese coronavirus. Dr. Erum Farooqi, an internist at Longstreet Clinic in Gainesville, spoke with Bill Maine on “The Morning Show” on WDUN A.M. 550/102.9 F.M. about how to prevent influenza (wash those […]
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