Welcome to HelpStopTheFlu.com, the official Web site of Adventist HealthCare’s fall 2009 flu education and vaccination campaign. This site is your resource for the latest information on influenza (or “the flu”) – both seasonal and H1N1/Swine.

Special Announcements

11/03/2009 - While Adventist HealthCare is still waiting to receive the H1N1 vaccine, updated information on H1N1 and its vaccine can be found under Flu Information. If you can’t find the answer to your flu question, “Ask an Expert”. Please check back frequently for updates on H1N1 vaccine availability.

Flu Season Hospital Visitation Policies

Due to concerns about the flu's spread and in the interest of keeping everyone as flu-free as possible -- especially your loved ones, our patients and our employees -- we have made the difficult decision along with other hospitals in the region to implement the following changes to our visitation policy:

• Washington Adventist Hospital
• Shady Grove Adventist Hospital

Flu Information

• Seasonal & H1N1 Flu Facts & Information
• Pneumonia Facts & Information
• Flu Prevention Tips to Help Stop the Spread of the Flu
• "Help Stop the Flu" Campaign Events Schedule

Please stay tuned to this site for more information in the coming weeks.

Flu Vaccination Clinic Schedule

• View Community Flu & Pneumonia Vaccination Clinic Dates

Flu Experts "On Call"

If you have questions about the flu, pneumonia or flu/pneumonia vaccinations this flu season, our flu experts have the answers:

• "Ask Our Flu Experts" a question online
• Call the Adventist HealthCare Flu Hotline at 301-315-3800

Flu Links

• CDC Flu Site
• Maryland Resident Flu Tracking
• Montgomery County Government
• Provider H1N1 Pre-Registration