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Franciscan Skemp will begin giving the H1N1 flu vaccine to its pregnant patients starting at noon Friday.
Pregnant women must call the Franciscan Skemp Flu/H1N1 hotline -- (608) 392-6800 -- for an appointment. Patients will receive an appointment for one of two clinics -- noon to 5 p.m. Friday at the La Crosse medical center’s former emergency room and 9 to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Onalaska clinic.
Gundersen Lutheran will start giving the H1N1 flu vaccine Friday to pregnant women in their last trimester. Most of those patients have been called and have appointments.
Gundersen Lutheran will offer the vaccine to all pregnant patients starting Monday. Franciscan Skemp plans to share its vaccine supply with Gundersen Lutheran. For more information and to make an appointment, call Gundersen Lutheran’s flu hotline at (608) 775-0364 or 1-800-362-9567, ext. 50364.
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