Flu pandemic preparation: What does your facility need to know?
Briefings on The Joint Commission, August 1, 2009
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It seems like potential pandemics require an animal in the title—especially if the word “flu” is involved. But influenza pandemics are no laughing matter, and with swine flu still on everyone’s mind, facilities need to ask: Are we ready for the next pandemic?
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