I think it is a good idea for health care workers to get flu shots....for their own health as well as the health of their patients....I am not sure it needs to worthy of someone losing their jobs if they refuse......
It does not surprise me that IU health does this. I had to go through an orientation class at this hospital systemm.This was the same system that told us if they found out an employee was smoking on their own time away from the hospital they would get fired. I am not a smoker but don’t tell me what I can’t do when I am not at work....
you can fix stats all you want but the fact of the matter is that people get the flu whether they get the flu shot of not......
as it stands right now, anyone with any disease can come into the hospital as a visitor with any kind of disease....
and when you put someone in "isolation" say for MRSA, there is no legal way to prevent them from walking the halls, visiting the public bathroom or using the water fountains.....
“I think it is a good idea for health care workers to get flu shots....for their own health as well as the health of their patients....I am not sure it needs to worthy of someone losing their jobs if they refuse......”
Acouple of years ago. HCA had a policy of giving workers the option to either get the flu shot OR wear a surgical mask from October through March. I think that was much more fair and it kept HCA out of court. And yes, we did have a couple of workers that stuck with the mask.
Were they self-insured for employee health costs?