Infectious disease protocols in place at Swedish

October 7, 2014 Swedish News

Swedish, like all U.S. hospitals, is prepared to follow Centers for Disease Control’s infectious disease recommendations and protocols. Due to recent infectious disease events, Swedish is increasing its use of screening measures to identify potential cases of infectious disease. These include:

  • Identifying a patient’s recent travel history
  • Diagnosing any physical symptoms a patient may be experiencing

If patients are identified to be at risk of having or spreading an infectious disease, Swedish caregivers are prepared to follow appropriate protocols, which may include patient isolation, distribution of appropriate protective equipment for caregivers and patients, restricting visitation and implementing environmental infection control measures. Disease testing only occurs after a screening threshold is met and the patient is identified as a risk.

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