[MCOH-EH] Influenza exposure-Re: MCOH-EH Digest, Vol 253, Issue 30

Cindy M. Hansen Chansen at mhg.com
Sat Jan 27 13:37:57 PST 2018


1). With so much flu in the community how can you really know where the exposure occurred.
2). If appropriate PPE used then no exposure.
3). We do not prophylactic treat for flu only unprotected exposure to meningitis.



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> How does your organization handle employee notification regarding patients they have taken care of who have subsequently been diagnosed with influenza?
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> Hi Everyone,
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> How does your organization handle employee notification regarding patients they have taken care of who have subsequently been diagnosed with influenza?
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> Rachel Leibu, MD, MBA, MS
> Director Occupational Medicine Services
> Atlantic Health System
> 973-971-5440
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> ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************* Morristown Medical Center, located in Morristown, NJ, is a nationally-ranked regional medical center and a recognized leader in cardiovascular medicine, orthopedics and nursing. The hospital was named as one America's 50 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades in 2016 and 2017, and was recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a top hospital nationwide for cardiology and orthopedics. Morristown Medical Center also ranked as a ?Best Regional Hospital? for gastroenterology & GI surgery, geriatrics, nephrology, neurology & neurosurgery, and pulmonology. Morristown Medical Center?s Gagnon Cardiovascular Institute performs more cardiac surgeries than any other hospital in New Jersey, placing its cardiac program in the top two percent in the country. The Atlantic Orthopedic Institute at Morristown Medical Center does the highest volume of joint and spine surgeries in New Jersey. In 2014, the hospital was re-designated a Magnet Hospital for Excellence in Nursing Service, the highest level of recognition by American Nurses Credentialing Center for facilities that provide acute care services, a distinction awarded to less than five percent of U.S. hospitals. Morristown Medical Center is certified as a Level I Regional Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons, and designated a Level II Trauma Center by the state of New Jersey. Morristown Medical Center is part of Atlantic Health System, one of the largest non-profit health care delivery systems in New Jersey. *************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
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