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Platte Valley Medical Center (PVMC) announced today that its Pediatric vaccine in Pre-Filled Syringes is not on the government recall list. PVMC received its shipment of vaccine directly from the Tri-County Health Department (THCD). In a THCD Health Alert, dated December 16, PVMC received confirmation that ‘any provider who received vaccine directly from TCHD did not receive any of the recalled products.’ If you have a child from six months to nine years of age who has received their first pediatric dose of vaccine, it is strongly recommended that they come back for their booster between three-to-four weeks of their first dose. The next H1N1 vaccination clinic at Platte Valley Medical Center is tomorrow, December 17, 2009, from 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. This is PVMC’s first H1N1 clinic open to the general public. For Flu Clinic information, Click Here. To learn more about the recall, visit the CDC website. |
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Archive for December, 2009
PEDIATRIC DOSES FROM PLATTE VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER ARE NOT ON NATIONAL RECALL LIST
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009General Public H1N1 Clinic in Brighton, Thursday 12/17, 4-8 p.m.
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009
Platte Valley Medical Center will host its first H1N1 Vaccination Clinic for the general public on Thursday, December 17, from 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. in the Conference Center. The hospital is located at 1600 Prairie Center Parkway in Brighton.
Previous H1N1 flu clinics were restricted to individuals in priority groups defined by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Restrictions have been lifted and this H1N1 flu clinic is open to the general public.
The H1N1 vaccine is available in the FluMist and injectable form. Both vaccines are equally effective, yet the H1N1 FluMist is only for healthy individuals, between the ages of two and 49, with no underlying health conditions, like pregnancy, asthma, and diabetes.
The price for H1N1 vaccines is $15.00. PVMC is not billing insurance companies for this vaccine, but can provide you with a receipt to submit to your insurance company.
For a list of other area clinics, visit www.immunizecolorado.com . Please continue to visit this blog www.pvmc.org/blog for updates and announcements. You can also call the hospital’s flu line at 303-498-3595 for details.
REVISED Visitor Policy Effictive Immediately
Friday, December 4th, 2009December 1, 2009
Dear Patients and Visitors,
We appreciate your patience as we experience the most unusual flu season in recent history. More people are becoming ill due to the addition of 2009 H1N1 flu, together with seasonal flu, coughs and colds.
To help avoid the spread of these infections, Platte Valley Medical Center is implementing the following visitor restrictions as recommended by the Colorado Department of Public Health*:
1. No ill visitors of any age allowed throughout the hospital, especially in the Medical/Surgical Unit, Women’s and Newborn Center, and Intensive Care Unit.
2. No more than four (4) adult visitors at a time in the Medical/Surgical Unit and Women’s and Newborn Center. Additional restrictions may be enforced in the Emergency Department, Intensive Care Unit, and Special Care Nursery.
3. No visitors less than 12 years of age (healthy or ill), including siblings, for these reasons:
> Children are considered a high risk group for carrying the 2009 H1N1 flu virus.
> Individuals with 2009 H1N1 flu may innocently spread the virus to patients and staff because they can be contagious 24 hours prior to showing any symptoms and potentially infectious for up to seven days.
4. Please wash your hands every time you enter and leave a patient’s room and the hospital. Use the waterless alcohol based products located throughout the hospital, or wash with soap, water, and friction for 15 seconds.
5. Get your seasonal flu and H1N1 vaccines. Visit www.immunizecolorado.com or call the CO HELP line at 1-877-462-2911 for additional information.
As new flu updates are announced, they will be posted to this blog (www.pvmc.org/blog).
We acknowledge the inconvenience this may have for you; however, we ask that you respect this advisory as an important precaution in containing the effects of this potentially dangerous virus.
Sincerely,
* Policy subject to change and exceptions may occur in certain situations.
