Important Note for Visitors

Guidelines for Visitors: Help us protect our patients and staff during the H1N1 pandemic.

• Visitors with fever and cough should not visit anyone in hospital.
• Children under 12 years of age are not permitted.
• Only one (1) visitor per hospitalized patient at a time is permitted between 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. only .
• Only one (1) person may accompany patients coming to Emergency or for an appointment, tests, procedures or treatments.
• Compassionate visits beyond the above instructions may be allowed for critically ill patients at the discretion of the manager.
• Visiting hours 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Visitors and patients are asked to follow the instructions of hospital staff at all times.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Compassionate People. World-Class Care.

What You Need to Know About the Flu Shot for pH1N1 and Seasonal Flu

• How do flu vaccines (flu shots) work?
• Can flu shots cause the flu?
• Do flu vaccines really work?
• Do healthy children need flu shots?
• Do healthy adults need flu shots?
• Is there mercury in the flu shot?
• Is mercury linked with autism?
• What are adjuvants?
• Are adjuvants safe?
• Can people with egg allergies get the flu shot?
• Should pregnant or breastfeeding women get the flu shot?

For answers to these questions and more, please read the following documents:

1. What You Need to Know About the Flu Shot for H1N1 and Seasonal Flu

2. Know when to stay home. Know when to seek medical attention

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