Source: http://sentinelrepublic.com/central-...th-risk/57524/
Central Kentucky hospital locked down over potential public health risk
August 4, 2015 2:17 pm?
WLEX-TV, the NBC affiliate in Lexington, reported Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville went under lockdown as officials evaluated ?a patient for potential public health risk?. They were far larger and more numerous than traditional chicken pox, which alarmed the hospital?s doctors.
The woman had apparently been overseas recently but has been isolated, Gray said. Patients are being re-directed to other emergency rooms in the area.
A spokeswoman for Kentucky?s health department says a patient being treated for an undisclosed illness at a hospital is not believed to pose a risk to the public?s health. According to a statement from the hospital, it was necessary for the patient to be in isolation. Know that we are working closely with the local and state health officials and are coordinating with the Center for Disease Control...
Central Kentucky hospital locked down over potential public health risk
August 4, 2015 2:17 pm?
WLEX-TV, the NBC affiliate in Lexington, reported Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville went under lockdown as officials evaluated ?a patient for potential public health risk?. They were far larger and more numerous than traditional chicken pox, which alarmed the hospital?s doctors.
The woman had apparently been overseas recently but has been isolated, Gray said. Patients are being re-directed to other emergency rooms in the area.
A spokeswoman for Kentucky?s health department says a patient being treated for an undisclosed illness at a hospital is not believed to pose a risk to the public?s health. According to a statement from the hospital, it was necessary for the patient to be in isolation. Know that we are working closely with the local and state health officials and are coordinating with the Center for Disease Control...
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