Medical Information
Warnings/Hotlines
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The Southern Nevada Health District has warned 40,000 people they may have been exposed to hepatitis.
- The Southern Nevada Health District has set up a hotline at (702) 759 - 4636.
Hours of Operation:
Weekdays: 6:30 a.m. until 10 p.m
Weekends: 8:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. . - The United Health Group has setup a Helpline line at: 800-336-3587.
Free Support Groups For Those Affected By Hepatitis & HIV
The Community Counseling Center of Las Vegas is offering FREE support group counseling to those infected and/or affected with Hepatitis C and HIV. Call (702) 369-8700 for more information.
Health District website updated regarding hepatitis C investigation (March 10)
LAS VEGAS – The Southern Nevada Health District has updated its website with current information for patients regarding the hepatitis C investigation. The information can be found on the home page of the health district’s website: www.SouthernNevadaHealthDistrict.org. The hotline is (702) 759 4636 or 759-INFO.
From Clark County/UMC
Public Agencies Working Together on Health Scare
March 7, 2008
Public agencies in our community are meeting the unprecedented medical challenges in response to the potential exposure of patients from the Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada. Understandably, this can be a confusing time for our community. Below is a simple, step-by-step guide to alleviate fears by ensuring the community has the correct information and the correct resources.
- 1. People potentially infected should have received a letter from the Health District this week. The public can visit www.southernnevadahealthdistrict.org or call (702) 759-4636.
- 2. The patient can take that letter to their closest UMC Quick Care and get the required physician's order for free. The list of UMC Quick Cares in our community can be found at www.umcsn.com or by calling (702)-383-CARE (2273).
- 3. The patient will then take that physician's order for the blood test to an independent lab, such as Quest Diagnostics for a discounted rate (to schedule an appoint online visit www.questdiagnostics.com) or LabCorp (www.labcorp.com) for no charge to the patient.
- 4. Once the results have been sent back to UMC, the patient will be notified as to the results.
- a. If the test is negative, the patient will get a letter urging a follow up visit with their primary care in a few months to be retested. (If the patient was recently exposed, they could test negative now, but positive later.)
- b. If the test is positive, UMC will schedule an appointment with one of the UMC Primary Care physicians or refer the patient to their own physician for a treatment plan.
