HOW JOHNS HOPKINS IS RESPONDING TO THE H1N1 (SWINE) FLU OUTBREAK

The Johns Hopkins Office of Critical Event Preparedness and Response (CEPAR) has plans for dealing with emerging infections. These plans are being implemented as needed, and Johns Hopkins will take the required steps to help assure your safety, including:

• Wearing protective masks
• Screening all staff, visitors and patients coming to our outpatient center, clinics and Emergency Department, and all new admissions, for signs and symptoms of  influenza-like illness
• Testing patients, employees and visitors who exhibit flulike symptoms
• Asking only those needing to visit the hospital or health care provider to travel to the hospital
• Monitoring the progress of the H1N1 flu
• Providing updated information to patients, visitors and staff regarding the H1N1 flu
• Continuing to modify our safety plans in accordance with the progression of the spread of the flu

CEPAR's emergency response team and our infectious disease experts are monitoring the situation closely and are ready to add additional precautions if and when needed. There is a plan to deal with increasing virus activity, and that plan will be put into effect as needed, based on new cases and the need to control the spread of the virus.

At this time, it is essential to understand that basic hygiene practices such as covering coughs and washing hands frequently provide the best protection from the H1N1 flu.

Johns Hopkins Medicine Responds to H1N1 Flu

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