10-29-09 Shamokin Area Community Hospital is restricting
visitation of all children up to age 18 effective
October 23, 2009, and throughout the influenza season.
SACH has taken this action to protect our patients
and staff from the novel H1N1 Swine Flu outbreak.
We thank the community for their understanding in
this situation and ask for your cooperation. We will
also be restricting visitation for patients admitted
with the influenza.
If an effort to provide our community with the most
accurate information regarding the transmission of
Swine Flu, the following links have been added to
our website. Shamokin Area Community Hospital is urging
the community to be proactive in preventative healthcare
measures to contain the spread of type A influenza
viruses, specifically Swine Influenza. Please take
a moment to review the information available to you
here, and we encourage you to follow the guidelines
to shield yourself from Swine Flu exposure.
