Perspectives on a Pandemic: Dr. Victoria Rundus
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Covid-19 has altered our world in many ways. Members of the healthcare community have overcome unforeseen challenges and, in the process, they’ve learned a lot about what it takes to see their patients and their practices through a world-wide pandemic. In our next few episodes, we’ll be speaking with providers about the outbreak. We’ll discuss the setbacks they’ve had to handle, the lessons they’ve learned, and what the future might hold for healthcare and physician practices. In this episode, we speak with Dr. Victoria Rundus, a pediatrician practicing in Gallatin, TN. She shares her insights on the impact the virus and subsequent lockdown has had on our youth, and how her practice has been able to remain financially viable.
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