First Peek Ultrasound is proud to be the first 3D ultrasound studio in the nation to declare that we are H1N1-compliant.
As our customers are pregnant women in Chicago, the Chicago suburbs, and the entire midwest, we need to make sure that we are not contributing to the H1N1 pandemic.
Here is what we are doing so far to ensure that we are H1N1-compliant. At First Peek Ultrasound, you should not have to worry about catching, spreading, or receiving the swine flu at our facility. This is the Pandemic Influenza Plan of First Peek Ultrasound.
- All employees of First Peek Ultrasound are required to have the flu shot, unless there are medical exceptions.
- When the swine flu vaccine is available, all employees will be required to get the swine flu vaccine.
- Employees are not allowed to come to work if they have symptoms of the flu or if they have a fever. In these cases, another ultrasound technician will have to cover the shift, or in cases where all available employees are sick, appointments may need to be cancelled.
- Our ultrasound technicians use hand gel to sanitize their hands before seeing each customer.
- During the height of the swine flu pandemic outbreak, ultrasound technicians will wear a mask to protect spread of the virus from one customer to another.
- Any customer who is sick with flu symptoms or is known to have the swine flu will have to reschedule their appointment, in order to minimize the spread of the virus to other pregnant women.
- If a customer arrives to the clinic with obvious flu symptoms, such as coughing, sneezing, or a fever, then the customer will have to reschedule their appointment. This is in order to protect our staff and other customers from getting sick.
- We encourage all of our customers to get the flu shot and the swine flu vaccine when it becomes available.
We encourage all other 3D ultrasound centers to follow our lead. You can feel free to take and adapt our Pandemic Influenza Plan for your own 3D ultrasound center. If you have any questions, please feel free to call or email us.
Do you have any other suggestions or recommendations on helping us become more H1N1-compliant? Feel free to leave your comments below.