[MCOH-EH] Flu Masking response

[Chow, Curtis - MMCR]

*         Organization Name	Dignity Health

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

*         Does your organization allow employees to submit medical and/or religious exemptions to the flu vaccine? Y

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

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

o   If yes, when are they required to start masking? Nov 1 -Mar 31st unless extended by local PH officer

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? Dept. managers are responsible: same as other regulatory items TB, mask fit etc.

o   If yes, are there any times that exempted employees are permitted to not wear masks while working? Yes see policy

o   If yes, do you have any lessons learned that have made your masking requirement efforts successful? See above management. We're the only service area that is not utilizing "stickers" or any sort of badging for those vaccinated. It violates our identification policy, is messy, $$, acts as a scarlet letter and makes management of employees much simpler. Compliance is very good as we have 95% vaccinated and departments tend to "police" themselves. BTW if you know of an organized religion that forbids flu vaccines please let me know. We have a very large Bethel population and they have no exemptions (they even have flu clinics!).


Curtis Chow, FNP, PA, COHN-S, COEE, CEES, CSPHP
Employee Health Coordinator
Dignity Health, Mercy Medical Center, Redding
Employee Health Department
2175 Rosaline Ave.
Redding, CA. 96001
530-225-6194 (O)
530-526-5150 (M)
530-225-7281 (F)
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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

*         Does your organization have a mandatory flu vaccination program?

*         Does your organization allow employees to submit medical and/or religious exemptions to the flu vaccine?

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

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

o   If yes, when are they required to start masking?

o   If yes, do you differentiate masking requirements for patient care versus non-patient care areas?

o   If yes, how does your organization ensure that exempted employees are actually wearing the masks?

o   If yes, are there any times that exempted employees are permitted to not wear masks while working?

o   If yes, do you have any lessons learned that have made your masking requirement efforts successful?

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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