Hampton Roads hospitals requiring patients with flu-like symptoms to wear masks

Flu surge leads Hampton Roads hospitals to require masks for patients with symptoms

Emergency departments across Virginia are seeing a surge in respiratory illnesses, driven largely by an increase in flu cases, according to officials at Sentara Leigh Hospital.Dr. Ryan Tomberg, medical director of the emergency department at Sentara Leigh, said high patient volumes are putting pressure on hospitals statewide.The emergency departments are packed, Tomberg said. Our team has been working extremely hard together to take care of ever…

Hampton Roads hospitals requiring patients with flu-like symptoms to wear masks

Patients with symptoms such as coughing, sneezing, fever, or a runny nose are required to wear a mask and notify front desk staff upon arrival.

Regional Flu Surge Prompts Area Health Systems to Require Masking for Patients With Flu-Like Symptoms

In response to a surge in flu cases, area hospitals and health care systems are reinforcing masking guidance and infection prevention measures. (Riverside Health) HAMPTON ROADS — In response to a significant increase in flu activity this season in Hampton Roads, area hospitals and health care systems are reinforcing masking guidance and infection prevention measures. Hampton Roads is experiencing a surge in flu cases, according to data from the …