Dr. Gregory D. Harrington

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  Published on: 3/15/2009    Last Visited: 3/15/2009  

  Dr. Gregory Harrington, a physician in Battle Creek Health System's Center for Infectious Disease & Pulmonary Medicine and medical director for the Calhoun County Public Health Department, will give an overview of chronic lung diseases from 2-4 p.m. March 24 in the hospital's outpatient conference rooms 1-2.

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  Published on: 10/8/2009    Last Visited: 10/8/2009  

  That's according to Dr. Gregory Harrington, Calhoun County's medical officer, who said Wednesday that the rapidly spreading virus has been confirmed in one 16-year-old student at Battle Creek Central High School and it is suspected in at least three other people.
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  Because the regular, seasonal flu virus won't show up until December or January, anyone with flu-like symptoms now -- including a fever of 100 degrees or more, a dry cough and sore throat -- is very likely to have contracted H1N1 swine flu, Harrington said.
  
  "What they need to do is go home, rest, eat, drink and stay hydrated, and stay out of public areas," he told members of a task force coordinating efforts to combat a potential swine flu epidemic locally.
  
  People who suspect they or their children might have the flu also should contact a health care provider, he said.
  
  Public health officials were concerned that some people do not believe it is important to get them or their children inoculated against the H1N1 swine flu.
  
  "I've had parents say, 'Oh, they're going to get it anyway. What's the big deal?'" Harrington said.
  
  It's a big deal, Harrington said, because each time the virus spreads to a new person, it mutates. Slowing its spread will keep the virus from becoming stronger. It also keeps the virus from infecting children and infants, who have the least immunity to H1N1 swine flu.
  
  As Harrington predicted, the first cases have been cropping up in schools and colleges where people age 24 and younger have no immunity because they have never been exposed to the virus before.
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  The mist can be given to healthy people ages 2 to 49 who are not pregnant, Harrington said.
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  "We want everyone to get it," Harrington said of the vaccine.

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  Gregory Harrington, D.O., Infectious Disease

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  Published on: 6/27/2008    Last Visited: 6/28/2008  

  The Calhoun County Public Health Department (CCPHD) congratulates Gregory D. Harrington, DO, CCPHD Medical Director, on his Master of Public Health (MPH) completion.Dr. Harrington is only one of 15 State of Michigan medical directors holding a MPH.
  
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  Dr. Harrington received his MPH through the Medical College of Wisconsin this May.The Medical College of Wisconsin is a private, academic institution providing self-study programs that permit physicians to continue practicing medicine while completing their degree.
  
  Dr. Harrington currently serves as CCPHD Medical Director, monitoring communicable diseases within Calhoun County.As CCPHD Medical Director, he oversees the Sexually Transmitted Infection, Communicable Disease, and Student Health Center programs providing treatment and policy and procedure recommendations.He also reviews current health trends for utilization in all CCPHD program areas.Receipt of a MPH provides him a thorough public health knowledge base including epidemiology, environmental health, and public health law.In addition to CCPHD Medical Director, he also serves as Infectious Disease Specialist and Pulmonologist at his practice in Battle Creek, Michigan, Medical Director for Infection Control at Battle Creek Health System, and Infectious Disease Consulting Physician at Oaklawn Hospital.
  
  Dr. Harrington is certified in Infections Disease and Pulmonary Medicine at the American Board of Internal Medicine, and at the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners.He holds membership in various associations including the Infectious Disease Society of America, American College of Physicians, and the American Medical Association.
  
  The Calhoun County Public Health Department congratulates Dr. Harrington on this great achievement!

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  Published on: 3/9/2009    Last Visited: 3/10/2009  

  Dr. Gregory Harrington, a physician in Battle Creek Health System's Center for Infectious Disease and Pulmonary Medicine and medical director for the Calhoun County Public Health Department will be the keynote speaker. Following the program there will be a short time for general questions and support. A pulmonary rehabilitation therapist will also be on hand to answer questions and give a short tour of the outpatient pulmonary rehab center.
  
  "COPD is a very serious lung condition that makes breathing much more difficult, and one of the leading causes of death in the United States," says Dr. Harrington.
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  Dr. Gregory Harrington (Submitted by Peter Phelps)

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  Published on: 1/18/2009    Last Visited: 1/19/2009  

  By DR. GREGORY HARRINGTON - January 18, 2009
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  Dr. Gregory Harrington is a physician in Battle Creek Health System's Center for Infectious Disease and Pulmonary Medicine and medical director for the Calhoun County Public Health Department.

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  Dr. Gregory Harrington, medical director of the Calhoun County Public Health Department, completed his Master of Public Health at the Medical College of Wisconsin in May.Harrington is only one of 15 Michigan medical directors with a Master of Public Health degree.
  
  Harrington currently serves as CCPHD Medical Director, monitoring communicable diseases within Calhoun County.As CCPHD Medical Director, he oversees the Sexually Transmitted Infection, Communicable Disease and Student Health Center programs, providing treatment and policy and procedure recommendations.

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  Published on: 1/15/2009    Last Visited: 1/16/2009  

  Any associate who does not get an influenza shot is required to wear a hygienic mask while they are at the hospital during flu season, said Dr. Gregory Harrington, lead physician at BCHS's Center for Infectious Disease and Pulmonary Medicine and Calhoun County Public Health Department medical director.
  
  The deadline is today. More than 90 percent of associates had already been vaccinated as of Tuesday, Harrington said.
  
  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends all health care workers be vaccinated because they work in close contact with people who are susceptible to influenza complications.
  
  In 2008, however, fewer than half of BCHS associates were vaccinated against the potentially deadly virus, despite hospital efforts to encourage employees to get the shots on their own, Harrington said.
  
  "Health care professionals sometimes are busy and forget about it, or the thought is that, 'I'm healthy. I won't get sick,'" he said.
  
  On top of that, employees often work through the beginning stages of an illness, even though they could infect other people.
  
  Recent controversy about a possible connection between vaccine use in children and autism has complicated the issue, Harrington said.
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  Harrington added police officers wear Kevlar at times to protect themselves from bullets. Likewise, health professionals should use the tools available to protect themselves and their patients from influenza, he said.
  
  "We're interested in a culture of safety and when we have individuals who are not getting vaccinated because it's not their cup of tea, they reduce that culture of safety and that's not fair to the patients who come in here to get well," he said.
  
  BCHS made the vaccine free to all of its associates and expects to save money through decreased employee absenteeism.
  
  "The vaccine clearly is a no-brainer," he said.
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  Dr. Gregory Harrington, lead physician at BCHS's Center for Infectious Disease and Pulmonary Medicine and Calhoun County Public Health Department medical director. Dr. Gregory Harrington, lead physician at BCHS's Center for Infectious Disease and Pulmonary Medicine and Calhoun County Public Health Department medical director.

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  Published on: 10/23/2009    Last Visited: 10/23/2009  

  Dr. Gregory Harrington, county medical director, said people who have contracted H1N1 influenza, also known as swine flu, are most infectious within the 24 hours before their fevers peak. They could be spreading the virus before they realize they are sick, he said.
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  "Without a vaccine to give to children, they are at risk of getting infected," Harrington said.
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  Harrington is concerned that some parents are not planning to vaccinate their children against H1N1 even when it becomes widely available to the public.
  
  There are many reasons people say they are wary of the vaccine, he said.
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  Children who have become ill should avoid public places, rest, eat and stay hydrated until at least 24 hours after their fevers have broken, Harrington said. Flu symptoms include a fever of 100 degrees or more and a sore throat or dry cough.
  
  Parents should never give aspirin to children with the flu or any other viral infection, Harrington said, because kids can develop Reye's syndrome. It is a rare but serious condition that causes swelling in the liver and brain, according to MayoClinic.com.
  
  Other pain relievers such as ibuprofen and acetaminophen are fine for children to use as directed, he said, but parents should be aware that these medicines can artificially mask a more serious condition.
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  Harrington does not expect that to happen until about April.
  
  "Unfortunately, we don't have the vaccine to prevent this (H1N1 strain) now," he said.

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  "As the middle school children infect their older or younger sibs, as parents get exposed, as grandparents get exposed, you'll see this spread out like a wave and it'll start to impact multiple areas," said Dr. Greg Harrington, Calhoun County Medical Director.

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