Evergreen Hospital and the City are prepared for a likely H1N1 (Swine) flu outbreak

Did you read the front page of the SEATTLE TIMES today (9/5) about the Swine Flu outbreak at WSU?  Will the Swine flu spread to all of our Washington schools?   I am now ever so grateful  the City of Redmond has developed an excellent working relationship with Evergreen Hospital for emergency disaster preparedness.  To quote today's (9/5) TIMES:

 "Swine flu rages at WSU - 2,000 sickened in Pullman. - Martin County officials said similar outbreaks may follow elsewhere in Washington as students once again begin congregating indoors".   

A week ago the City sat down with Dr. Warren Appleton of Evergreen Hospital to establish a working relationship should an H1N1 (Swine) flu pandemic begin.   Dr. Warren Appleton is the Director of Emergency Disaster Preparedness at Evergreen Hospital and a past Redmond city councilmember who knows our city well.    We are very fortunate to have such a solid relationship.  Warren is pictured in an ER room here with Evergreen's  ER Manager.  

It was suggested at the meeting citizens and providers visit the Evergreen Hospital H1N1 website for current information about what to do when a H1N1 flu pandemic occurs. "Remaining calm" counts the most. My Redmond Blog will TWEET and FaceBook time sensitive updates and news should Redmond experience an outbreak.  Evergreen and Redmond city websites (and their press releases.) will be this blog's sole source of pandemic information on the flu - to avoid confusion and keep our community on the ''same page".