Sniffling? Sneezing? Achy? Feverish? Wondering if you have the flu? Ask yourself these questions:
Have you had a flu vaccine this season?
If you’ve had the flu vaccine this season, it’s not very likely that you have the flu. According to the Centers for Disease Control, the seasonal flu vaccine protects you from the three influenza viruses that researchers determined would be most widespread this season. However, it is possible to have a different influenza virus.
Do you have symptoms such as runny or stuffy nose, coughing, sore throat, headache, muscle aches and fatigue?
According to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, these are all possible symptoms of the flu. If you have the flu, you may experience some or all of these symptoms.
Do you have a fever?
Many people who get the flu have a fever as one of their symptoms; however, not everyone who gets the flu has a fever.
Do you have vomiting or diarrhea?
While these symptoms are sometimes associated with the flu, they are more often experienced by children suffering from the flu than they are by adults who have the virus.
Have you had contact with someone who has the flu?
Even seemingly healthy people can pass along the flu virus. Most adults are contagious a full day before they start to experience symptoms and up to a week after they become sick. Other people, including young children, are sometimes able to infect others for a more extended period of time.
Do you think that you might have the flu, or want to find out where you can get the flu vaccine? Call Kendall Regional Medical Center’s Consult-A-Nurse® service to ask questions, find a doctor and make an appointment. You can contact our nurses 24 hours a day by calling 1-888-256-7719.
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About Kendall Regional
American Heart and Stroke Association
Kendall Regional Medical Center has been given the “Get With The Guidelines” – Stroke Silver Performance Achievement Award from The American Heart and Stroke Association. The Association recognize this hospital for achieving at least one year of 85% or higher adherence to all Get With The Guidelines program quality indicators to improve quality of patient care and outcomes.
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Joint Commission Accreditation
Kendall Regional Medical Center has been awarded the Gold Seal of Approval™ from the Joint Commission. The Joint Commission is a leader in the accreditation and certification of health care organizations. Its seal of approval indicates a hospital meets its high performance standards.
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Primary Stroke Center
Kendall Regional Medical Center is a primary stroke center certified by The Joint Commission. The Joint Commission is an independent, not-for-profit organization, which accredits and certifies more than 15,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States.
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Chest Pain Center
Kendall Regional Medical Center has received recognition as an Accredited Chest Pain Center (CPC) with Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) by the Society of Chest Pain Centers.
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Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals
Kendall Regional Medical Center is a six time winner of the Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals® National Benchmark award. Selection is based on an annual study conducted by Thomson Reuters Healthcare (formerly Solucient), which identifies benchmarks for the highest hospital-wide performance in hospitals across the country.
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HealthGrades
Kendall Regional Medical Center is a recipient of the HealthGrades Distinguished Hospital Award - Clinical Excellence for 2009.
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