Virtual care based at schools
Keeping you and your family healthy is our top priority. But we know it’s not always easy to interrupt your day for a doctor’s visit. Available at select locations, school-based virtual care is available from local providers and makes it easy for your child to get care for minor conditions – without leaving school.
Most insurance plans, including Medicaid and Medicare, cover virtual care. Depending on your insurance plan, you may be responsible for copays and deductibles for these services. If your family does not have insurance, financial assistance may be available.
How it works
Step 1: Request a virtual visit
A virtual care visit with a doctor starts with your school nurse. A parent or guardian can also send a note or contact the school requesting a visit in advance for minor, noncontagious conditions.
Step 2: During a virtual visit
If the student is a minor, their parent or guardian will be contacted prior to the school nurse scheduling a virtual visit with a provider. The parents or guardians will be invited to join the virtual care visit by video or phone. Appointments are held in a private, secure space at school. During the visit, the virtual provider will assess your child over video with the help of the school nurse.
Step 3: Get back to your day
The provider will diagnose your child’s condition and offer a treatment plan. If needed, the provider can send prescriptions to a preferred pharmacy. With permission, visit notes will be sent to your child’s primary care doctor.
If your child’s condition is minor and noncontagious, everyone can return to their day without leaving school or work.
Backed by local providers
Our virtual care program is staffed with local certified professionals who are trained to care for children. Follow-up in-person appointments can be made with one of our pediatricians if your child doesn’t currently have a pediatric primary care provider.
Dr Tammy Lyles-Arnold
- Specialty:
- Pediatrics
- Title:
- Atrium Health Floyd and Harbin Clinic Primary Care Family Medicine & Pediatrics Polk
- Phone:
- 770-748-7818
- Additional Information:
- Accepting new patients
Staci Hastings, PA-C
- Specialty:
- Family Medicine
- Title:
- Atrium Health Floyd and Harbin Clinic Rome High School Accepting new patients
- Phone:
- 706-291-5372
Common conditions treated
We're here and ready to care for students, faculty and staff. We provide virtual care for a variety of conditions, including:
- Allergies
- Asthma
- Colds
- Coughs
- Ear pain
- Fevers
- Flu symptoms
- Head lice
- Headaches
- Pink eye
- Rashes
- Sore throats
- Stomachaches
- Urinary tract infections
Current locations where school-based virtual care is offered
- Darlington School
- Floyd County Schools
- Armuchee High School
- Armuchee Primary School
- Coosa High School
- Garden Lakes Elementary
- Model High School
- Pepperell High School
- Pepperell Middle School
- Pepperell Primary School
- Polk School District
- Cherokee Elementary
- Eastside Elementary
- Northside Elementary
- Van Wert Elementary
- Westside Elementary
- Youngs Grove Elementary
- Rome City School District
- Anne K. Davie Elementary
- East Central Elementary
- Main Elementary School
- Rome Middle School
- West End Elementary School
Contact us
For more information, contact your school nurse or call 706-291-5372.