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Oct 27, 2009 11:36 am US/Central

4 Hospitals Restrict Visits Over H1N1 Concerns

CHICAGO (Sun-Times Media Wire) ―

Click to enlarge 1 of 1: A vial of Panvax H1N1 Vaccine is displayed during the launch of the National pandemic (swine flu) influenza vaccination campaign by the Minister for Health and Ageing Nicola Roxon at Swan Park Leisure Centre on September 30, 2009 in Perth, Australia.
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Concerns over the H1N1 flu virus have prompted a suburban hospital group to restrict visitors.

Based on recommendations from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Adventist Bolingbrook Hospital in Bolingbrook, Adventist GlenOaks Hospital, Adventist Hinsdale Hospital and Adventist LaGrange Memorial Hospital in LaGrange are restricting visitors over concerns about spreading the H1N1 and seasonal flu viruses, releases from the hospitals said.

"We are asking for everyone's help in keeping our staff, patients and community safe," Adventist Bolingbrook spokeswoman Kathy Mitchell said in the release.

Effective immediately, all four Adventist facilities have put the following guidelines in place:

-- Any visitors who have symptoms of influenza or who recently had influenza should not come to the hospital. The CDC recommends individuals stay home for three days without fever or use of medication before going back to work, school or visiting a hospital.

-- Because children under 12 have immature immune systems, they are restricted from visiting patients in the hospital.

Edward Hospital in Naperville has enacted similar restrictions.