Another hospital system in South Carolina is responding after increased flu and respiratory illness activity across the state. (Video above: Flu hospitalizations skyrocket as Prisma Health limits visits)Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System announced this week that it is encouraging people not to visit its hospital campuses unless absolutely necessary.Officials added that anyone experiencing respiratory virus symptoms should not visit the hospital unless seeking treatment.Patients and visitors are encouraged to wear masks inside Spartanburg Regional facilities to help prevent the further spread of respiratory illness.Effective Wednesday, Spartanburg Regional is also requiring all providers and associates to wear masks in all clinical areas at system hospitals and Medical Group of the Carolinas offices.This comes after Prisma announced visitation changes this week. Officials with Prisma Heath began restricting patient visitation of children under the age of 16 on Wednesday.Read more on the Prisma restrictions here. Flu cases in South Carolina The latest flu report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows South Carolina in the highest category for flu activity.The report is for the week ending Dec. 16.The CDC map shows South Carolina and Louisiana as the only states in the highest category of flu activity.The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control reports 4,504 lab-confirmed tests were reported for the week of Dec. 10 through Dec. 16. In the current flu season, there have been 19,006 lab-confirmed tests reported.You can find more on the SCDEC report and the CDC report here.
Another hospital system in South Carolina is responding after increased flu and respiratory illness activity across the state.
(Video above: Flu hospitalizations skyrocket as Prisma Health limits visits)
Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System announced this week that it is encouraging people not to visit its hospital campuses unless absolutely necessary.
Officials added that anyone experiencing respiratory virus symptoms should not visit the hospital unless seeking treatment.
Patients and visitors are encouraged to wear masks inside Spartanburg Regional facilities to help prevent the further spread of respiratory illness.
Effective Wednesday, Spartanburg Regional is also requiring all providers and associates to wear masks in all clinical areas at system hospitals and Medical Group of the Carolinas offices.
This comes after Prisma announced visitation changes this week.
Officials with Prisma Heath began restricting patient visitation of children under the age of 16 on Wednesday.
Read more on the Prisma restrictions here.
Flu cases in South Carolina
The latest flu report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows South Carolina in the highest category for flu activity.
The report is for the week ending Dec. 16.
The CDC map shows South Carolina and Louisiana as the only states in the highest category of flu activity.
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control reports 4,504 lab-confirmed tests were reported for the week of Dec. 10 through Dec. 16. In the current flu season, there have been 19,006 lab-confirmed tests reported.
You can find more on the SCDEC report and the CDC report here.