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Employee flu clinics now underway
Do it for you, do it for others. Get a flu shot.
Asante’s annual employee flu immunization campaign is off and running with vaccination clinics on hospital campuses.
Flu-shot clinics began on Monday and will continue throughout the week on hospital campuses. Clinics also are scheduled for ancillary buildings this month (see schedule at right) with unit rounding planned throughout the fall.
Tables are set up in hospital open areas, so employees can get immunized on the spot, no appointment needed. Asante Physician Partners and employees working in the Asante Administration building (701 Black Oak) and Heimann Cancer Center will be offered flu shots at their facilities.
Unlike past years, employees will not receive a badge ring indicating their vaccination status. Unvaccinated employees are expected to follow the policy
and wear a mask in hospitals and other facilities where patients are cared for.
Key points to note:
- Employees are required to complete a flu education module in ALEC (HealthStream) by Oct. 31.
- Masking for unvaccinated employees will be required in all Asante facilities once flu season is declared.
- Employees who cannot or choose not to get a flu shot must submit a formal declination to Asante Employee Health by Nov. 30.
- The same deadline applies for those who got a flu shot elsewhere and need to attest to their vaccination status.
MyChart offers an in-app/online flu attestation and declination process to make complying with the deadline even easier.
Employees who receive their flu shot from any Asante facility such as an APP clinic, Asante pharmacy or Employee Health, can log into their MyChart account and attest they have been immunized. You can also submit an attestation form or declination form to Employee Health.
Those who received the flu vaccine outside of Asante will use the MyChart form to attest.
To ensure at least 90% of our employees are immunized — the goal Asante has set to ensure “herd immunity” — dozens of employees are participating in the clinics and rounding on various work units and departments to administer the vaccine to small groups.
Teams will not be administering COVID boosters as part of the flu clinics. Employees can receive the booster through APP clinics or their primary care provider.
It is important to note that employees who report flu-like symptoms are tested for both influenza and COVID-19, which could prolong the time it takes to be cleared to return to work. A flu shot can help prevent that added complication.
Patients are already being screened for flu, so Asante Infection Prevention encourages employees to be immunized well before the flu season starts to help limit the spread of influenza. To learn more, check out the 2023-2024 flu season FAQs.
ASANTE ROGUE REGIONAL
Monday, Oct. 2
6:30 to 9:30 a.m., Entrance C
11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Cafeteria
6 to 8 p.m., Cafeteria
Tuesday, Oct. 3
6:30 to 9:30 a.m., Entrance C
11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Cafeteria
6 to 8 p.m., Cafeteria
Wednesday, Oct. 4
6:30 to 9:30 a.m., Entrance C
11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Cafeteria
6 to 8 p.m., Cafeteria
Thursday, Oct. 5
8 to 9:30 a.m., Entrance C
11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Cafeteria
ASANTE THREE RIVERS
Monday, Oct. 2
7:30 to 9:30 a.m., Front Entrance
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Front Entrance
Tuesday, Oct. 3
7:30 to 9:30 a.m., Front Entrance
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Front Entrance
Wednesday, Oct. 4
7:30 to 9:30 a.m., Front Entrance
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Front Entrance
ASANTE ASHLAND COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
Monday, Oct. 2
7:30 to 9:30 a.m., Maple Street Café
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Maple Street Café
Tuesday, Oct. 3
7:30 to 9:30 a.m., Maple Street Café
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Maple Street Café
Wednesday, Oct. 4
10:30 a.m. to noon, Maple Street Café
6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Entrance 2 lobby
ADMINISTRATION BUILDING (701 Black Oak Drive)*
Monday, Oct. 9: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 10: 11 a.m. to noon
*For building staff only.
HEIMANN CANCER CENTER*
Thursday, Oct. 12: Rounding during the day
*For Cancer Center staff only.
EPIC CENTER*
Friday, Oct. 13: 11 a.m. to noon, Epic Center building, 701 Black Oak Drive, Medford
*For Epic Center employees only.
ASANTE FOUNDATION
Wednesday, Oct. 18: 9:30 a.m.
More clinics and rounding to come throughout October. Hours may change due to staffing availability.
If you have a question, please contact the author or relevant department directly.
4 Comments. Leave new
We a clinic be done at the Cancer center for Flu shots?
What is the plan for night shift workers?
Where can we get flu shots if we weren’t able to attend a prior clinic?
Flu shots are available at Asante Employee Health, your primary care provider and Asante Pharmacy.