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H1N1 Advisory
In response to the H1N1 flu, we have reinforced our infection control standards. Patients, visitors and staff are asked not to come to the Hospital for routine appointments if suffering from a new cough, fever, runny nose, vomiting and/ or diarrhea.
If you are a visitor, please do not visit if you have these symptoms. If you are a patient, please contact your physician and reschedule your appointment if experiencing these symptoms.
If you are a staff member, please call the Occupational Health SICK line at ext. 7425, and come into work only when cleared to do so by the Occupational Health Department.
Please remember to wash your hands frequently and observe cough and sneeze etiquette: Cover your coughs and sneezes with a tissue, and wash your hands after you have handled the tissue. If you don’t have a tissue, use your sleeve. When you are coughing or sneezing, make sure your head is turned away from others around you.
Community Information Resources
Public Health Units are opening H1N1 vaccination clinics for the public across the regions; their locations can be found on the following websites:
- City of Toronto
- Brant County
- Durham Region
- Halton
- Haldimand Norfolk
- City of Hamilton
- Peel
- Simcoe-Muskoka
- York Region
In addition, the Toronto Public Health website has H1N1 information in many languages.
Information from Mount Sinai
Mount Sinai has produced two new information sheets with useful tips for people in the community to help reduce the spread of infection from respiratory illnesses:
- Protecting Yourself and Others from Respiratory Infection (440 KB pdf
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- Taking Care of People with Acute Respiratory Illness at Home (440 KB pdf
There is a technique for washing your hands effectively with soap and with alcohol rub. To learn how click on the short videos below by Mount Sinai’s renowned Director of Infection Control, Dr. Allison McGeer.
Have more questions? Check out the FAQs for H1N1 Flu developed by Mount Sinai's Infection Control team.