[MCOH-EH] MCOH-EH Digest, Vol 253, Issue 4

[Pam Schulz]

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Today's Topics:

   1.  Flu Masking (Weaver  Meredith)


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Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2018 14:55:39 +0000
From: "Weaver  Meredith" <weaverm at wvumedicine.org>
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Subject: [MCOH-EH] Flu Masking
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Good morning, I have a few questions for the group about your influenza vaccination programs, in particular masking of exempted employees.  We require all exempted employees to wear masks while working on health system owned or leased property, regardless of whether they have patient contact.  Based upon lab confirmed influenza rates in our hospital, we invoked our masking protocol on Friday, December 29th and are looking for feedback from other hospitals on how you handle your programs.


*         Organization Name  Good Shepherd Healthcare System

*         Does your organization have a mandatory flu vaccination program?  Yes

*         Does your organization allow employees to submit medical and/or religious exemptions to the flu vaccine? In Oregon, decline for any reason good enough

*         Who in your organization is responsible for reviewing religious exemptions, i.e. EH, HR? NA

*         Do you require exempted employees to wear masks while working? Yes

o   If yes, when are they required to start masking? When in the buildings, All employees

o   If yes, do you differentiate masking requirements for patient care versus non-patient care areas? NO

o   If yes, how does your organization ensure that exempted employees are actually wearing the masks? Yes The managers are informed of those that declined, Not all enforce.

o   If yes, are there any times that exempted employees are permitted to not wear masks while working? No, Breakrooms, cafeteria no masks required.

o   If yes, do you have any lessons learned that have made your masking requirement efforts successful? It is our 3rd year, we have 93% vaccinated, 5 % declined, but getting push back and will likely be "forced" to not have masking for those that decline.
Pam Schulz RN ICP

Thank you,
Meredith

/ Meredith R. Weaver, SPHR, SHRM-SCP
Manager, Employee Health
WVU Medicine
PO Box 8120
Morgantown, WV 26506-8120
Clinic: 304-598-4160
Direct: 304-598-6654 or 7-6654
Fax: 304-598-4957
weaverm at wvumedicine.org<mailto:weaverm at wvumedicine.org>
WVUMedicine.org

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