Salt Lake Valley Health Department
Health Alert
| 12/07/2009 | SLVHD Scheduling Evening Appointments TomorrowSLVHD Scheduling Evening Appointments This TuesdayAppointments available for booking Tuesday at 9 a.m. online or by calling (801) 743-7280(Salt Lake County) – The Salt Lake Valley Health Department (SLVHD) will offer a series of special H1N1 vaccination appointments available this week on Wednesday and Thursday for individuals that fall into the CDC’s priority groups (details below). Starting at 9:00 a.m. Tuesday (12/8), evening appointments may be booked for Wednesday from 4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and Thursday from 4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Phone lines will remain open until noon, or until all available appointments have been booked. “We decided to offer a series of evening appointments this week to accommodate those who are unable to come to our clinics during regular business hours,” said Dr. Audrey Stevenson, director of family health services. “We hope that providing evening appointments will better serve those in Salt Lake County who are at the highest risk of H1N1 infection.” All clients with an appointment will be screened at the clinic to confirm eligibility. Those eligible to receive the H1N1 vaccine:
Appointments may be booked online or by calling SLVHD’s Vaccination Hotline at (801) 743-7280 (details below). Due to the expected high volume of calls, callers should redial if they receive a busy signal. Callers will be added to the phone queue once they are connected. The vaccine is provided at no out-of-pocket cost to individuals at SLVHD clinics; however, those with health insurance are encouraged to bring their card. Individuals without health insurance will still receive the vaccination at no cost. Appointments will be book for the following SLVHD clinic locations: South Main Public Health Center 3690 South Main Street Salt Lake City, Utah 84115 Ellis R. Shipp Public Health Center 4535 South 5600 West West Valley City, Utah 84120 Salt Lake City Public Health Center 610 South 200 East Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 Southeast Public Health Center 9340 South 700 East Sandy, Utah 84070 More information is available at www.slvhealth.org. # # # |
| 12/07/2009 | SLVHD Scheduling Evening Appointments TomorrowSLVHD Scheduling Evening Appointments This TuesdayAppointments available for booking Tuesday at 9 a.m. online or by calling (801) 743-7280(Salt Lake County) – The Salt Lake Valley Health Department (SLVHD) will offer a series of special H1N1 vaccination appointments available this week on Wednesday and Thursday for individuals that fall into the CDC’s priority groups (details below). Starting at 9:00 a.m. Tuesday (12/8), evening appointments may be booked for Wednesday from 4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and Thursday from 4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Phone lines will remain open until noon, or until all available appointments have been booked. “We decided to offer a series of evening appointments this week to accommodate those who are unable to come to our clinics during regular business hours,” said Dr. Audrey Stevenson, director of family health services. “We hope that providing evening appointments will better serve those in Salt Lake County who are at the highest risk of H1N1 infection.” All clients with an appointment will be screened at the clinic to confirm eligibility. Those eligible to receive the H1N1 vaccine:
Appointments may be booked online or by calling SLVHD’s Vaccination Hotline at (801) 743-7280 (details below). Due to the expected high volume of calls, callers should redial if they receive a busy signal. Callers will be added to the phone queue once they are connected. The vaccine is provided at no out-of-pocket cost to individuals at SLVHD clinics; however, those with health insurance are encouraged to bring their card. Individuals without health insurance will still receive the vaccination at no cost. Appointments will be book for the following SLVHD clinic locations: South Main Public Health Center 3690 South Main Street Salt Lake City, Utah 84115 Ellis R. Shipp Public Health Center 4535 South 5600 West West Valley City, Utah 84120 Salt Lake City Public Health Center 610 South 200 East Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 Southeast Public Health Center 9340 South 700 East Sandy, Utah 84070 More information is available at www.slvhealth.org. # # # |
| 11/16/2009 | SLVHD Scheduling More H1N1 Vaccine Appointments Tuesday November 16, 2009 SLVHD Scheduling More H1N1 Vaccine Appointments Tuesday Appointments available for booking Tuesday at 9 a.m. online or by calling (801) 743-7280 (Salt Lake County) – The Salt Lake Valley Health Department (SLVHD) will again take appointments Tuesday for H1N1 vaccination clinics scheduled both this week and next week. Appointments will be available this Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (Nov 18-20) and next Tuesday and Wednesday (Nov 24-25). A total of 5400 doses of H1N1 vaccine are available for this round of appointments. The public may begin making their appointments Tuesday starting at 9:00 a.m. until all available time slots are filled. Appointments can be made either online or by calling SLVHD’s Vaccination Hotline at (801) 743-7280 (details below). Due to the expected high volume of calls, individuals are asked to please redial if they receive a busy signal. Once the call goes through, the individual will be added to the phone queue. All clients with an appointment will be screened at the clinic to confirm eligibility. Those eligible to receive the H1N1 vaccine: • Pregnant women • Those who live with or care for children younger than 6 months of age • Health care or emergency medical personnel with direct patient contact • Children age 6 months to 24 years of age • Those under the age of 64 with chronic medical conditions associated with higher risk of medical problems from influenza The vaccine is provided at no out-of-pocket cost to individuals at SLVHD clinics, however those with health insurance are encouraged to bring their card. Individuals without health insurance will still receive the vaccination at no cost. Starting Tuesday (11/17) at 9:00 a.m. appointments can be booked: • Online via www.slvhealth.org. • SLVHD’s Appointment Hotline at (801) 743-7280 o Open from 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., or until all time slots have been reserved. o Individuals calling before or after hours will hear a recorded message. SLVHD clinic locations taking appointments for vaccination: South Main Public Health Center 3690 South Main Street Salt Lake City, Utah 84115 Ellis R. Shipp Public Health Center 4535 South 5600 West West Valley City, Utah 84120 Salt Lake City Public Health Center 610 South 200 East Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 Southeast Public Health Center 9340 South 700 East Sandy, Utah 84070 More information is available at www.slvhealth.org. # # # |
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