COLUMBUS, Ohio -- To protect patients, families, visitors and staff from the spread of seasonal and H1N1 influenza, The Ohio State University Medical Center is limiting access to patient care facilities by visitors under the age of 13.
The restrictions do not apply to children at the Medical Center for medical treatment. Children and adolescents ages 13-18 are being asked to only come to the hospital if they are part of a patient’s immediate family and are symptom-free.
The restrictions are temporary and in response to the higher than normal incidence of influenza in the central Ohio area. Ohio State and most area hospitals are limiting access to children due to them being more susceptible than adults to certain strains of the flu virus, particularly H IN 1. Hospitalized patients are at higher risk if they are exposed to someone with influenza and respiratory illnesses.
University Hospital, the James Cancer Hospital, Ross Heart Hospital, Dodd Hall, OSU/Harding and University Hospital East all have restrictions in place.
For up-to-date information on the restrictions, additional limitations that might be in place at specific OSU Medical Center facilities call 614-293-5123.
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