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Swine Flu Infiltrates TMZ
Posted Oct 15th 2009 2:38PM by TMZ Staff
E.I.E.I.Oh no! A TMZ employee is down with the swine, and we think there’s a connection to a boy band and Dr. Sanjay Gupta.
Chad Weiser just called with the bad news. He’s got the H1N1. And here’s where the plot thickens. Chad works in the production of TMZ TV and handled the tapes we got of Brian Littrell and Dr. Sanjay Gupta, both swine flu survivors.
No one gets out of the office all day, so it’s like a petri dish in here.
HELP!!!! And pass the Purell.
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Hospital sees record number of flu patients
Posted at: 10/13/2009 9:12 PM | Updated at: 10/13/2009 9:23 PM
By: Erisa Nakano, Eyewitness News 4; Matthew Kappus, KOB.com
San Juan Regional Medical Center
A big jump in the number of confirmed H1N1 cases in the Four Corners area is forcing hospital staff to be extra careful with their health.
The San Juan Regional Medical Center in Farmington saw a record number of patients in the ER Monday. In the last month, six people have been hospitalized with H1N1.
Doctors can’t stress it enough—if you think you have the flu, don’t go to the hospital unless your symptoms are severe.
“These are all things that are so important not only in protecting other patients who are ill or sick or injured with other things while they’re in the hospital, but as well as preventing staff and family members from getting ill,” said emergency physician Eric Ketcham.
The medical center implemented new rules this week to prevent the spread of the flu.
“You may see a lot of people in the waiting areas with masks on. We want to minimize exposure to people that come in with a broken leg or a sprained ankle that don’t have the flu,” the medical center’s Penny Hill said.
The state health department doesn’t want children under the age of 14 visiting the hospital. Doctors say the flu virus stays with children longer than adults. They also don’t want people who are already sick visiting.
On Tuesday, the hospital received its first batch of 100 H1N1 nasal spray vaccine. It will go to medical staff who have direct contact with patients.
The medical center expects a shipment of the H1N1 flu vaccine to arrive later in October that will be available to the public.