El Paso Health Dept.: 94 percent of those exposed to health care worker with TB have been contacted

Ninety-four percent of patients have been contacted as part of the tuberculosis investigation.

The City’s Department of Health says 806 of 860 patients have been contacted after exposure to a health care worker who had an active case of tuberculosis at Providence Memorial Hospital .

Updated statistics related to the TB investigation:

Patients scheduled for Health Department screening *76%
Completed initial screenings (as of 10/10/14) *840 Patients with fully completed screening (as of 10/10/14) *788 (*Patients seen by private practice providers or outside of El Paso are not yet reflected in this number.) El Paso City/County patients contacted 94% El Paso City/County screenings scheduled 81% Patients outside El Paso City/County contacted 94% Patients in Mexico contacted 93% Total Positive Tests (includes 5 BCG vaccine tests below) 8 Positive Tests with BCG Vaccine (possible false positive) 5 Active cases of TB 0

Parents who receive a notification letter are reminded that they should contact the
Health Department as soon as possible to schedule an appointment.

There are three numbers that can be used: 2-1-1, (915) 771-1228, or 1-
877-541-7905

For 2-1-1, callers are asked to select their language (1 for English, 2 for Spanish, 3 for any other language). They should then select option 1.

The appointment center is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to
5:00 pm.