Flu assessment clinic to open in Dartmouth

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Flu assessment clinic to open in Dartmouth
Halifax News Net

In response to increasing influenza activity in the community and ongoing pressure on emergency departments and family physicians? offices, Capital Health and the IWK Health Centre will open an additional Influenza

Assessment Centre in Dartmouth on Saturday, October 31.

Dartmouth and Halifax Assessment Centres:

Halifax: Halifax Forum, Maritime Hall, 6209 Almon Street
Dartmouth: 202 Brownlow Avenue, Unit C-CR, Burnside Industrial Park
Both are open from 9:30 a.m. until 8:30 p.m.

During the H1N1 pandemic, we ask adults and children who are experiencing flu-like symptoms and wish to see a health care professional to visit the nearest Assessment Centre instead of going to hospital emergency departments. The centres will ease congestion at local emergency departments, and will help prevent the spread of flu or other communicable diseases to other patients at the hospitals.

People visiting the Assessment Centres do not require an appointment, but do need to bring their health card (if they have one).

Flu-like symptoms are fever and/or cough, and one or more of the following: unusual tiredness, headache, muscle or joint aches, sore throat, vomiting and diarrhea in children less than five years of age.

Health professionals at the centre will assess patients for flu and H1N1. They will provide advice on what you need to do to get better and they may also provide treatment. If you require additional care or follow-up, they will provide the referral. The Assessment Centre is not providing vaccinations for seasonal or H1N1 flu, is not swabbing patients to confirm H1N1 and will not offer inpatient care.

As with any medical emergency, if you are severely ill, you should seek immediate help by going to your nearest emergency department or calling 911.


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Flu assessment clinic opens Wednesday at the Yarmouth Regional Hospital

Article online since November 3rd 2009, 17:02




Flu assessment clinic opens Wednesday at the Yarmouth Regional Hospital


A flu assessment clinic opens Wednesday, Nov. 4 at the Yarmouth Regional Hospital. The purpose of the clinic is to ease congestion in the emergency department by people with flu-like illness and to help prevent the spread of flu in the hospital.


The flu assessment clinic will be located in the Ambulatory Care area from 1-5 p.m. People with flu-like symptoms are to go to the assessment clinic and not the emergency department.

People with mild to moderate flu symptoms who wish to see a health care provider are asked to visit the flu assessment clinic instead of going to the emergency department. No appointment is needed but bring your health card.

The flu assessment clinic will be open seven days a week. Outside of the hours of the clinic, people will be directed to the emergency room.

Health professionals will assess patients for flu and H1N1, and provide information and treatment, if required. Patients with more severe symptoms may be sent to the emergency department. The assessment centre will not provide flu shot immunizations or test people to confirm H1N1.

Flu-like symptoms are fever and/or cough, and one or more of the following: unusual tiredness, headache, muscle or joint aches, sore throat. Children under five may have vomiting and diarrhea.

People with severe flu-like symptoms, which may include shortness of breath, chest pain, dizziness, severe or persistent vomiting, high fever and confusion, should call 911 or immediately go to the emergency department.

NOTE: Community H1N1 Flu Shot Clinics for those in priority high risk groups continue this week. The next clinics are: Saulnierville Legion: Thursday, Nov. 5 from 12 pm to 7 pm; and Digby Curling Centre: Monday, Nov. 9 from 12 pm to 7 pm

People who are at the greatest risk for H1N1 need the vaccine first. The priority, high risk groups are:

? Pregnant women and women up to 4 weeks postpartum

? All children aged 6 months to 59 months

? People living in First Nations communities

? Health-care workers in hospitals, long-term care facilities and home-care agencies who provide direct, hands on, care to patients. This includes family doctors, family practice nurses, pharmacists and pharmacy technicians (South West Health is working with our community partners to immunize this high priority group).


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Flu assessment clinic hours changing
Halifax News Net

Changes to Flu Assessment Centre Hours

Capital Health and the IWK Health Centre are changing the hours at the Flu Assessment Centres in Halifax and Dartmouth. This change will focus limited resources on the hours when the Centres are busiest. Effective Wednesday, November 18, the Flu Assessment Centres will be open from 11 a.m. until 7:30 p.m.

During the H1N1 pandemic, we ask adults and children who are experiencing flu-like symptoms and wish to see a health care professional to visit the nearest Assessment Centre instead of going to hospital emergency departments. Flu Assessment Centres are open in the following locations:

Halifax: Halifax Forum, Maritime Hall, 6209 Almon Street
Dartmouth: 202 Brownlow Avenue, Unit C-CR (next to Staples), Burnside Industrial Park

The Flu Assessment Centre at Hants Community Hospital is open variable hours. For more information, please call 792.2000.

Visits to the Assessment Centres are monitored throughout each day. Hours of operation will be adjusted (expanded or reduced) based on volume.

Since opening the Assessment Centres on October 29 in Halifax and October 31 in Dartmouth, more than 4700 adults and children have been assessed. The Centres are easing congestion in the emergency departments, and helping prevent the spread of flu or other communicable diseases to other patients at the hospitals. Assessment Centre wait times are less than visiting the emergency departments.

People visiting the Assessment Centres do not require an appointment, but do need to bring their health card (if they have one).

Flu-like symptoms are fever and/or cough, and one or more of the following: unusual tiredness, headache, muscle or joint aches, sore throat, vomiting and diarrhea in children less than five years of age.

Health professionals at the Assessment Centres will assess patients for flu and H1N1. They will provide advice on what you need to do to get better and they may also provide treatment. If you require additional care or follow-up, they will provide the referral. The Assessment Centres are not providing vaccinations for seasonal or H1N1 flu, are not swabbing patients to confirm H1N1 and will not offer inpatient care. People can go to the Vaccination Clinics to get an H1N1 shot. A complete schedule of H1N1 and seasonal flu vaccination clinics is posted at www.cdha.nshealth.ca and www.iwk.nshealth.ca.

As with any medical emergency, if you are severely ill, you should seek immediate help by going to your nearest emergency department or calling 911.

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H1N1 assessment clinics in N.S. begin to close

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 | 12:41 AM AT

CBC News

Health officials in Nova Scotia's largest health district say there are signs that swine flu infections in the province are slowly waning.

Flu assessment clinics in Burnside and Windsor closed Monday evening because the number of people using the services has declined.

Karen MacRury-Sweet, the pandemic planning director for the Capital District Health Authority, said on peak days a few weeks ago the clinics were seeing about 400 people a day.

"What we saw on the weekend, two days combined: 120," she said. "Of that, I think there were less than 20 children. So there's a significant ? drop and it just bottomed right out."

The assessment clinic at the Halifax Forum will be open from 11 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. until the end of the day on Wednesday.

"Certainly H1N1 is here, it's still here, but we are not seeing the peak that we saw a couple of weeks ago," said MacRury-Sweet.

"It is more like a flu that we would see in any normal time in our community, and so that there is not a need anymore for an area specifically for patient assessment."

Health officials said the assessment sites could be reactivated if the need arises.

Swine flu vaccination clinics in Nova Scotia opened to the general public last Friday.

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