STORM UPDATE: South County Hospital Cancels Some Services, Programs for Wednesday

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Wednesday, January 12, 2011

GoLocalProv Health Team

Based on the forecast from the National Weather Service for the storm that is expected to affect Rhode Island Tuesday night and into the day Wednesday, South County Hospital is cancelling some services and programs for tomorrow as follows:

Department, Program, or Service	Status for Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Anticoagulation Management Clinic	Closed for the day
Cardiac Cath Lab	Cancelled
Cardiac Rehab	Closed for the day
Childbirth Education / Preparation programs	Cancelled
Diabetes Center	Closed for the day
Diagnostic Imaging	Dept. will be open (except Nuclear Medicine)
Emergency Department	Open
Endoscopy	Dept. will be open (Dr. Dugas’ pts. cancelled)
Infant / Child CPR class	Cancelled
Infusion Therapy	Closed for the day
Inpatient Services	Staffed and functioning
Medical & Wellness Center (Urgent Care, Lab, DI)	Opening at 1:00 p.m.
Medical & Wellness Center: (Family Medicine, Center for Women’s Health)	Closed for the day
Outpatient Labs – Charlestown and Salt Pond office park	Closed for the day
Outpatient Labs – Medical Office Building, and Narragansett	Opening sometime between 10:00 a.m. and noon
Outpatient Lactation program	Cancelled
Pre Admission Testing	Closed for the day
Sleep Lab	Closed as of Tuesday 1/11
South County Quality Care	Will be going out to patient homes as planned or will call client or client families
South County Radiation Therapy	Closed for the day
South County Surgical Supply	Opening dependent upon road conditions; call 783-1850
VNS Home Health Services	Dependent upon road conditions; call 782-0500
Wave Van service	Cancelled if public schools are closed
Wound Care Center	Closed for the day