Residents of Hampton Roads are witnessing an unusual surge in flu activity this season, as reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and supplemented by local health surveillance reports. Area hospitals and health care systems are consequently reinforcing masking guidelines and taking stringent infection prevention steps in all care environments, in a bid…
As flu cases and related hospital admissions dramatically rise across Central Virginia and nationwide, numerous health systems and hospitals are enhancing their existing safety measures to curtail the spread of respiratory diseases, including COVID-19, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and influenza. The need to revise the standard safety measures emerges as the influenza season, which typically…
As the number of flu cases surges, hospitals across New Hampshire are amping up their approaches to infection prevention. Notably, Wentworth-Douglass Hospital in Dover is leading the charge by mandating its clinical staff to wear masks during direct patient interactions. Martha Wassell, Wentworth-Douglass's Senior Director of Infection Prevention, underscores the strategy is aimed at safeguarding…
In response to increasing hospitalizations related to influenza, COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) across Maryland, various Baltimore-based healthcare systems have revised their masking policies. The revised policies, which came into effect at the start of January, instruct visitors and those exhibiting respiratory symptoms to wear masks in clinical areas. The goal is to protect…