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Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Ebola Preparedness


EBOLA PREPAREDNESS


 South Huron Hospital Association has not had, nor does it currently have, any suspected Ebola patients in the hospital and the risk remains very low.


 As a precaution, SHHA has infection control systems and procedures in place designed to limit the spread of infection, protect health care workers and provide the best care possible for the patient.


 If you think you may have Ebola due to your travel history:


  • If you have returned from Liberia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, or Senegal in the past 21 days
  • Or if you have been in contact with someone who has been

·         AND you have symptoms of fever, headache, muscle pain, sore throat, stomach pain, unexplained bleeding or bruising


Please call the Huron Health Unit at 1 877 837 6143 or

                         
Do not go to the Hospital Emergency Dept unless instructed to do so by the Public Health Unit.  If instructed to go to the Emergency Dept, call ahead.  519 235 2700