BIDMC Implements Flu Rules
Restrictions aim for patient, visitor safety
Date: 11/4/2009
BIDMC Contact: Jerry Berger
Phone: 617-667-7308
Email: jberger@bidmc.harvard.edu
BIDMC has instituted new patient and visitor guidelines and restrictions to help protect the medical center’s most vulnerable patients – and everyone – now that the flu has become widespread
Visitors with symptoms of the flu are asked to delay their visits until they are well. Areas of the hospital that care for patients most vulnerable to the flu have instituted the most stringent guidelines. For example, on many of our floors, children under 12 are no longer allowed to visit.
Visit the Flu Facts page on bidmc.org for updated guidelines and restrictions as well as tips on fighting the flu, caring for someone with the flu and when to call a doctor.
If you have specific questions related to you or a family member, please call your primary care physician or any other appropriate doctor.
