HCTW news brief: CDC issues tips on preparing for H1N1 flu
Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, July 24, 2009
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This week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released advice for outpatient facilities and medical offices on how to prepare for a patient surge if the H1N1 virus becomes a severe outbreak. The 10-step plan offered the following tips:
- Develop a business continuity plan
- Inform employees about your plan for coping with additional surge during a pandemic
- Plan to operate your facility if there is significant staff absenteeism
- Protect your workplace by asking sick employees to stay home
- Plan for a surge of patients and increased demands for your services
- Care for patients with novel H1N1 flu in your facility
- Take steps to protect the health of your workforce during an outbreak of H1N1
- Provide immunization against seasonal flu at no cost to your staff
- Make sure you know about the pandemic planning and response activities of the hospitals, outpatient facilities, and local public health in your community
- Plan now so you will know where to turn for reliable, up-to-date information in your local community
Source: CDC
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