Labs, Point of Care Testing and X-Ray Available On-site
Acute Walk-In Services include, but are not limited to evaluation and treatment for:
Visitor Guidelines
Non-Imminent Patients:
• Visitation Hours 9 am to 7 pm*
• 2 visitors at a time, may rotate in and out
Imminent Patients:
• (COVID & Non-COVID), 4 visitors at a time, may rotate in and out
All Visitors:
• Screening and face mask required
• Must remain in the designated patient room throughout the visit
• Visitors under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
KCHC reserves the right to change or modify the above visitation policy at any time to protect the health and safety of patients, families and employees. If you have any questions, please call Wendy Stuhr, Director of Nursing and Ancillary Patient Care Services, at (641) 622-1170.
*Unless staff needs to have a family member present with patient because of medical reasons.
Your Rights and Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills
When you get emergency care or are treated by an out-of-network provider at an in-network hospital or ambulatory surgical center, you are protected from balance billing. In these cases, you shouldn’t be charged more than your plan’s copayments, coinsurance and/or deductible.
To learn more visit: https://www.keokukhealth.com/wp-content/uploads/FINAL-RP-Surprise-Medical-Bills_JAN2022.pdf.
You have the right to receive a “Good Faith Estimate” explaining how much your medical care will cost.
To learn more visit: https://www.keokukhealth.com/wp-content/uploads/FINAL-Good-Faith-Estimate-Rights_JAN2022.pdf.
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection (RSV): Symptoms and Care
People infected with RSV usually show symptoms within 4 to 6 days after getting infected. Symptoms of RSV infection usually include:
• Runny Nose
• Decrease in appetite
• Coughing
• Sneezing
• Fever
• Wheezing
These symptoms usually appear in stages and not all at once. In very young infants with RSV, the only symptoms may be irritability, decreased activity, and breathing difficulties. Almost all children will have had an RSV infection by their second birthday. Call your healthcare professional if you or your child is having difficulty breathing, not drinking enough fluids, or experiencing worsening symptoms.
Care: Most RSV infections go away on their own in a week or two. There is no specific treatment for RSV infection, though researchers are working to develop vaccines and antivirals (medicines that fight viruses).
Take steps to relieve symptoms: Manage fever and pain with over-the-counter fever reducers and pain relievers, such as acetaminophen or ibuprofen. (Never give aspirin to children.) Drink enough fluids. It is important for people with RSV infection to drink enough fluids to prevent dehydration (loss of body fluids). Talk to your healthcare provider before giving your child nonprescription cold medicines. Some medicines contain ingredients that are not good for children.
RSV can also cause more severe infections such as bronchiolitis, an inflammation of the small airways in the lung, and pneumonia, an infection of the lungs. It is the most common cause of bronchiolitis and pneumonia in children younger than 1 year of age.
Healthy adults and infants infected with RSV do not usually need to be hospitalized. But some people with RSV infection, especially older adults and infants younger than 6 months of age, may need to be hospitalized if they are having trouble breathing or are dehydrated. In the most severe cases, a person may require additional oxygen, or IV fluids (if they can’t eat or drink enough), or intubation (have a breathing tube inserted through the mouth and down to the airway) with mechanical ventilation (a machine to help a person breathe). In most of these cases, hospitalization only lasts a few days.
SOURCE: cdc.gov