Local Health Warning And Precautions

Officials are getting the word out a serious increase in influenza cases and flu-related hospitalizations has been reported by area Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in recent days. For the safety of patients, hospital staff and the community, health officials have implemented heightened precautions at Bryan and Montpelier Hospitals. They include restricting people from visiting hospitalized patients if they are ill with respiratory symptoms…and prohibiting children, especially under the age of 12, from visiting the hospital.