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An Alternate Approach to Improving Healthcare Worker Influenza Vaccination Rates

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Lisa M. Esolen ,
Kimberly L. Kilheeney ,
Richard E. Merkle  and
Albert Bothe
Lisa M. Esolen*
Affiliation:
Geisinger Health System, Danville, Pennsylvania, and the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania
Kimberly L. Kilheeney
Affiliation:
Geisinger Health System, Danville, Pennsylvania, and the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania
Richard E. Merkle
Affiliation:
Geisinger Health System, Danville, Pennsylvania, and the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania
Albert Bothe
Affiliation:
Geisinger Health System, Danville, Pennsylvania, and the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania
*
100 North Academy Avenue, Danville, PA 17822 ([email protected])
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Optimizing employee influenza vaccination rates has become a healthcare focus. We detail an approach involving a strong requirement for unvaccinated workers to wear a face mask and a super-convenient vaccination process. Our major teaching hospital achieved 95% compliance in 2009, and our health system reached 90% and 92% compliance for 2 years.

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Concise Communication
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 32 , Issue 7 , July 2011 , pp. 703 - 705
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2011

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