I was wondering what method other facilities are using in determining # of employees should be fit tested to support  # of negative airflow rooms on a particular unit?  I can’t find any regulatory guidelines on this, and considering it is necessary to fit test all employees, 100% of them, in a particular unit that have a negative airflow rooms, but maybe a portion of them, which would also make it more difficult to track.  Which brings me to my next question, how do you track these employees to ensure compliancy if it isn’t 100% of the entire dept., with employee movement from one dept to another?  We have a very large system, approx. 30,000 employees, total.   

Thanks for any feedback.

Angela Massey-Jenkins, RN, BSN

AHC EOHS-Clinical Operations Manager

IU Health

317.962.2563