August 10, 2009

Colorado Hospitals Plan for H1N1

Channel 7

Channel 7 posted an online article about what Colorado Hospitals are doing to prepare and plan for the H1N1 virus, including information on mask-fittings and vaccine drills. The article noted that Children’s is bracing for flu season by keeping a surplus of child-sized medical masks on-hand.

Roberta Smith, infection control nurse at Children's, was quoted in the article.

“Here at The Children's Hospital, we're really making sure that all of our supplies are pediatric-specific and we have enough to deal with an influx of cases,” said Smith.

Read the full article from Channel 7 .

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