Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center among the first-ever awardees in the National Awards Program to Recognize Progress in Eliminating Healthcare-Associated Infections CDC: Hospitals continue progress in preventing infections American Heart Association: Improvements in Door-to-Balloon Time in the US - 2005 to 2010 Thomson Reuters Top 10 Health Systems of 2011 UMass Memorial Diabetes Scorecard Cooley Dickinson Hospital: Better-than-National Infection Rate Drops Further Following UV Room Disinfection Mercy Medical Center, Implements a Program to Decrease Pressure Ulcers Lawrence General Hospital: Runner Up: Med/surg unit boosts safety and satisfaction with initiative care MetroWest Medical Center Demystifies Outpatient Satisfaction Partners Study on Falls Featured in JAMA Winchester Hospital: A Focus on Outcomes Southcoast Health System: Reducing the Use of Safety Sitters Partners: Coordinating Care for High-Risk Patients New Bedford Rehab's use of volumetric capnography Winchester Hospital -- Reducing IV-associated bloodstream infection Newton-Wellesley Hospital: eMAP Rx for Medication Errors? Reducing Surgical Site Infections at New England Baptist Hospital Milton Hospital Reduces Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections Cooley Dickinson Hospital's Positive Culture Led to Pressure Ulcer Improvements Beverly Hospital Implements Nurse-Led Program to Reduce Patient Falls Boston Medical Center Nurses Teach Pressure Ulcer Prevention Two Hospitals are Co-Winners of Betsy Lehman Patient Safety Award Making Strides at Jordan Hospital to Reduce Falls Telling Your Hospital's Story Public Reporting of Serious Reportable Events Winchester Hospital's Hand-Hygiene Competency

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MHA strongly supports the goals of having a healthy workforce, which includes providing the necessary immunizations to ensure that our staff and our patients are protected. 

We strongly support mandatory flu vaccination for all hospital employees.  Hospital employees are the front-line stewards of public health and we believe that our commitment to safe patient care should carry the day in convincing staff to obtain the flu shot. 

In addition, we commend MA Department of Public Health Commissioner John Auerbach and his staff for continuing to advance this important goal - to reach a goal of immunizing at least 90% of a healthcare facility's workforce against influenza.  It is important that hospitals continue to learn from others, to find common solutions and best practices that can work in other healthcare facilities.

We encourage providers to review the following resources to promote vaccination of their healthcare workers:

EOHHS DPH Hospital Personnel Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Report 2009-2010 

DPH Flu Vaccine for Everyone!  A Guide to Reaching and Engaging Diverse Communities
 
HAP Universal Flu Immunization Programs for Health Care Personnel, Best Practices Series

CDC Strategies for Increasing Adult Vaccination Rates


Masspro/Massachusetts Adult Immunization Coalition 17th Annual Adult Immunization Conference, May 22, 2012    
          Adult Immunization Conference, Keynote Speaker: Anne Schuchat, MD

2011-12 National Influenza Vaccination Week:
          2011-12 National Influenza Vaccination Week Key Points
          National Influenza Vaccination Week 2011: Update from HHS and CDC
          2011-12 National Influenza Vaccination Week Flyer

Masspro & MA Department of Public Health Influenza Webinar, 11/30/11
          "Executive Leadership's Role in Promoting Maximal Healthcare Worker
          Influenza Vaccination Coverage" (5 presentations)