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Western Health has begun a flu assessment centre at Western Memorial Regional Hospital, Corner Brook, in an effort to support local physicians offices and clinics who are experiencing a significant increase in the number of patients needing to be seen with flu like symptoms.

Western Health has begun a flu assessment centre at Western Memorial Regional Hospital, Corner Brook, in an effort to support local physicians offices and clinics who are experiencing a significant increase in the number of patients needing to be seen with flu like symptoms.

The flu assessment centre will be open Monday to Friday from 9 am to 12 midnight and Saturday and Sunday from 12 noon to 8 pm.  

The centre is located on corridor B, WMRH, in the outpatients department. Patients are asked to sanitize their hands and put on a mask prior to entering the department. Masks and hand sanitizer are available at the department entrance. Patients should then go directly to the Flu Assessment Center for Triage and Registration.

The Physician or Nurse Practitioner will determine appropriate treatment.

The assessment centres won’t be doing vaccinations for H1N1.

The public is reminded that the H1N1 vaccination program will begin in the Western Region next week for health care workers and the following week for high risk groups. Further details on vaccination clinics will be released next week.     

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For more information,
Please contact:
Heidi Staeben-Simmons
Director of Communications,
Western Health 709-637-5252


Backgrounder:
How can I protect myself from H1N1?
The best way to prevent the spread of the flu virus is:
CLEAN: Clean your hands regularly with soap and water or an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
COVER: Cover your coughs and sneezes with a tissue or your arm
CONTAIN: Contain your illness by staying home if you are sick
Choose: to be immunized with the H1N1 vaccine

What should I do if I get sick?
If you have mild influenza-like symptoms, but are otherwise healthy, stay home to avoid infecting others and treat the symptoms. You can return to normal activities when you have no more symptoms.

If you are pregnant, have underlying health problems or your symptoms get worse, contact your health care provider for advice.