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  Posted on February 15, 2016 by Angela Yu in News
  Visitation guidelines are being implemented at several regional hospitals to further protect patients from influenza and other infectious diseases. These actions are being taken in response to increasing numbers of cases of influenza across the state and in this region.
  The guidelines will be implemented in all hospitals joining this announcement by February 15, 2016. Hospitals implementing the restrictions include Albany Medical Center; St. Peter's Health Partners acute care hospitals including Albany Memorial Hospital, Samaritan Hospital, St. Mary's Hospital (Troy), St. Peter's Hospital, and Sunnyview Rehabilitation Hospital; Ellis Medicine acute care hospitals including Bellevue Woman's Center and Ellis Hospital; Nathan Littauer Hospital and Nursing Home; Glens Falls Hospital; St. Mary's Healthcare (Amsterdam); Columbia Memorial Hospital; and Saratoga Hospital.
  Hospital officials advised that it is still important to get vaccine, as it offers protection against other circulating strains and will reduce the likelihood of severe illness.