Hospital in Arkansas on lock down

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   Hospital in Clinton on Precautionary Lockdown

CLINTON, AR - The Ozark Health Medical Center is on a precautionary lockdown amid concerns over a patient.

With hospitals across the country on high alert amid the ebola scare, officials say the situation is due to a patient's travel history and symptoms, no further details have been released.  

The Arkansas Department of Health confirms via email, saying the following:
We are aware of that situation. From what we understand, the situation appears to be very low risk for ebola. The hospital has implemented these measures out of an abundance of caution until further tests/medical information can be gathered.

http://www.arkansasmatters.com/story/d/story/hospital-in-clinton-on-precautionary-lockdown/27559/lESb69-xjEiFcv4NLds1OQ

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Kyle Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Adviser Group Joined: May 29 2013 Location: Colorado, USA Status: Offline Points: 5800	Post Options Post Reply Quote Kyle Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Hospital in Arkansas on lock down Posted: October 16 2014 at 11:53am
	Hospital in Clinton on Precautionary Lockdown CLINTON, AR - The Ozark Health Medical Center is on a precautionary lockdown amid concerns over a patient. With hospitals across the country on high alert amid the ebola scare, officials say the situation is due to a patient's travel history and symptoms, no further details have been released. The Arkansas Department of Health confirms via email, saying the following: We are aware of that situation. From what we understand, the situation appears to be very low risk for ebola. The hospital has implemented these measures out of an abundance of caution until further tests/medical information can be gathered. http://www.arkansasmatters.com/story/d/story/hospital-in-clinton-on-precautionary-lockdown/27559/lESb69-xjEiFcv4NLds1OQ

coyote Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: April 25 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 8395	Post Options Post Reply Quote coyote Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: October 16 2014 at 11:33am
	Hospital in Arkansas on lock down CLINTON, AR - The Ozark Health Medical Center is on a precautionary lockdown amid concerns over a patient. With hospitals across the country on high alert amid the ebola scare, officials say the situation is due to a patient's travel history and symptoms, no further details have been released. [link to www.arkansasmatters.com] We are going to be seeing a lot more of this pretty soon...
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