Healthcare facilities prepare for Zika by expanding care, partnerships

Hospitals open specialty clinics to learn about the virus


The Zika virus has only been in the news for about eight months, but hospitals are already adjusting to the growing concern, according to an article on the Hospitals & Health Networks website.

Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women in Houston has opened an in-hospital Zika clinic to handle frequent travelers returning from Central and South America.

Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, also is concentrating its Zika effort. It recently unveiled the Johns Hopkins Wilmer Zika Center, which is dedicated mainly to patients with the virus, the article said.

In Miami-Dade County, Baptist Health South Florida has taken steps in anticipation of local needs. Their urgent care centers have been changed to allow for testing in adjacent imaging centers to avoid a backlog for those who need urgent care.

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September 9, 2016


Topic Area: Infection Control


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