Community Health Information
Health Awareness - 2009
DeSoto Memorial Hospital asks that anyone seeking treatment at the hospital with
flu-like symptoms, as described by the CDC, ask for and wear a mask. Every entry station
into the hospital has masks and hand sanitizer available. Front desk personnel at
the Hospital and Center for Family Health have been instructed to give persons with
respiratory symptoms a mask and ask them to clean their hands with hand sanitizer. First
and foremost is the protection of our patients and staff. To that end, we ask that persons
who are experiencing even mild respiratory symptoms refrain from visiting hospitalized
patients.
Check out DeSoto Memorial Hospital rankings compared to other area hospitals at http://www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov
http://www.FloridaHealthFinder.gov
American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org
American Diabetes Association http://diabetes.org/home.jsp
Center of Disease Control http://www.cdc.gov/
DeSoto County Health Department http://www.desotocountyhealth.com
Emergency Preparedness http://www.americanfamilysafety.com/
Governing Bodies of Interest
Florida Department of Health http://www.doh.state.fl.us
Florida Board of Nursing http://www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/nursing/
The Joint Commission http://jointcommission.org/
Agency for Health Care Administration http://www.fdhc.state.fl.us?index.shtml
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services http://www.cms.hhs.gov/
Area Health Education Center http://www.gsahec.org
