Upstate’s Public Well being Hotline expands its hours

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Upstate Medical College’s Public Well being Hotline has expanded its hours as circumstances of RSV and flu is on the rise locally. The hotline will reply calls from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m., seven days every week, starting Monday, November 28.

The Public Well being Hotline quantity is 315-464-3979.

“Individuals have many questions, most not too long ago about RSV and the flu, from symptom administration to when ought to my little one see a physician,” stated Joey Angelina, RN, MS, who co-directs the hotline with Michele Caliva, MA, BSN, RN, CSPI. “Our staff of Upstate nurses will probably be accessible to reply questions and get you on the trail to feeling higher.”

If you’re searching for skilled assist, Michele Caliva says that the hotline could have a particular focus, particularly on the subject of kids with RSV.

“Nurses will let you recognize if you need to be seen by your major care doctor, or whether or not you are taking your little one to Golisano After Hours Care or the Pediatric emergency room,” Caliva stated.

Angelina and Caliva say that the knowledge hotline just isn’t 911 and in the event you want medical help it’s best to at all times be directed to 911.

Golisano After Hours expanded its hours starting Monday, November 14, to deal with the growing variety of kids with respiratory points and different sicknesses.