St. Peter's Hospital Taking Steps to Prevent Swine Flu

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By KFBB News Team

Story Published: Oct 13, 2009 at 6:18 PM MDT

Story Updated: Oct 13, 2009 at 6:18 PM MDT

St. Peter's Hospital in Helena is taking steps to prevent the spread of swine flu.

St. Peter’s Hospital in Helena recently made changes to its own visitation policy. Currently, the hospital is allowing visitation only to those 24 years of age and older. In addition, each patient is limited to two visitors at any given time. Those at the hospital are encouraging those experiencing swine flu symptoms to stay home and rest unless they are part of an at-risk population. The goal is to decrease the risk of spreading the virus.

Jim Haley, Chief Medical Officer for St. Peter’s Hospital, says, “St. Peter’s has made several changes and part of this is in an effort to keep both the patients that are already admitted, as well as our staff, as healthy as possible.”

St. Peter’s, like many other hospitals, has seen its share of swine flu cases, but the majority have been mild.

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