Hospital gaining control of norovirus outbreak
The Oregon State Hospital has been battling the norovirus since July 29 but believe the worst of it is over. Full Story
SALEM -- The number of Oregon State Hospital patients and staff sick with a gastrointestinal illness totaled 170 Tuesday. But officials said they think they are beginning to win the battle against the highly contagious norovirus.
"It definitely looks as though the worst part is over," said Richard O'Brien, nurse epidemiologist for the state hospital in Salem.
Most norovirus sufferers experience vomiting or diarrhea but recover in a day or two. Because hand-washing is the best prevention against contracting the virus and because the 124-year-old hospital is short on sinks, officials have installed portable hand-washing stations in the wards.
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What Toronto learned from their 2003 SARS outbreak, which not merely sickened patients and visitors, but killed, was to be overly cautious. To this day, major downtown Toronto Hospitals maintain handwashing stations at the doorways for visitors to wash up with fast-drying disinfectants. At the first sign of an outbreak, as happened in 2003, all visitors will be screened, required to disinfect, and to wear disposable surgical masks. A hospital is no mere business. It is a magnet and breeding ground for vile diseases. All hospitals everywhere should assume that one day the worst will happen, and a small amount of preventative action proactively will pay giant dividends in the future.