MDH Emergency Operations Contact Information

• If this is an emergency, call 911. 
   
• If you are ill, call your health care provider. 
   
• For a poisoning emergency, call the Minnesota Poison Control System at 1-800-222-1222.
   
• During business hours: Reach the Minnesota Department of Health at 651-201-5000 or 1-888-345-0823. 
   
• MDH Rabies Website
  If you have had physical contact with a bat, call your health care provider. If you find a bat in your home, capture it. Wait until regular business hours to call 651-201-5414 for advice.
  • Rabies Facts
    Advice on catching bats for testing and what to do if someone is bitten by a bat. 
     
• If you are a physician calling about an infectious disease, please call 651-201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414 anytime.
   
• Local Health Departments 
  For all other public health inquiries, contact your local health department or the Minnesota Department of Health during regular business hours.