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TRI-CITY TOPS IN EMPLOYEE
FLU VACCINATION RATES
WOUND CARE CENTER SELECTED AS
FIRST TRAINING CENTER IN THE NATION
For the second year in a row, Tri-City
Medical Center has received a
Silver Recognition Award from
Joint Commission Resources for its
participation in the Flu Vaccination
Challenge, a national program to
increase flu vaccination rates among
healthcare workers.
The Silver Recognition Award
is given to organizations that have
achieved an 85 to 94 percent level
of compliance in vaccination of their
employees. The Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) and The
Joint Commission have targeted a 90
percent or higher influenza vaccination
rate for healthcare employees by 2020.
Tri-City’s Chief Nurse Executive
Sharon Schultz said flu vaccinations
are part of the hospital’s patient
safety program.
“Vaccination protects patients,
their families, employees and their
Tri-City’s Center for Wound Care &
Hyperbaric Medicine has consistently
exceeded national benchmarks for
healing outcomes for the last five years.
“Tri-City’s dedication to quality
patient outcomes, its reputation in
the medical community and with the
physician panel, and its state-of-the-
art facility were significant factors
in our desire to partner with Tri-City
for this program,” said Stephen
Milton, director of sales training
and professional development
for Organogenesis, Inc., based in
Canton, Mass. “It is an honor to
coworkers,” Schultz said.
The Joint Commission praised
the hospital for its participation in
the program.
“Your commitment to patient
and employee safety and health
is evidenced by this significant
accomplishment,” said Diane M.
Sosovec, RN, program manager for
The Joint Commission Resources’
Department of Education.
Tri-City Medical Center also
received a Silver Recognition
Award last year.
Education and implementation
of a policy requiring nonvaccinated
employees to wear a surgical mask are
credited with helping Tri-City Medical
Center achieve the highest influenza
vaccination rates in the county.
According to the CDC, an annual
flu vaccination is the most effective
method for preventing flu virus
infection and its complications.
Joint Commission Resources,
a nonprofit affiliate of The Joint
Commission, launched the Flu
Vaccination Challenge during the
2008–2009 flu season.
Hospital employee vaccination
rates are published by the California
Department of Public Health and are
available at
www.cdph.ca.gov/
programs/hai/pages/influenza
vaccination.aspx
.
partner with Tri-City for this new,
national educational program.”
All those factors played a key
role in Organogenesis’ selection of
Tri-City as the first Preceptor and
Mentor Training Center in the United
States. Organogenesis is recognized
as the world leader in regenerative
medicine, specializing in bio-active
wound healing and oral regeneration.
“This is a great opportunity to
educate healthcare professionals
from around the country in the field
of wound care,” said Tracy Younger,
director of outpatient ambulatory
care at the Center for Wound Care &
Hyperbaric Medicine.
The preceptor program is intended
to provide an educational setting
for Organogenesis employees and
healthcare professionals dedicated
to learning advanced wound care.
The focus will be on the science of
wound healing and adherence to
evidence-based clinical pathways with
a multidisciplinary team approach.
If you suffer froma nonhealingwound
or sore that will not heal, call Tri-City’s
Center for Wound Care & Hyperbaric
Medicine in Carlsbad at
760.476.2953
.
Quality
Fall 2012
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