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H1N1 Phishing Scam
Fraudulent Emails For State Vaccination Program Are Circulating
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H1N1 Phishing Scam
Fraudulent Emails For State Vaccination Program Are Circulating
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H1N1 / Seasonal Flu Vaccine
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Is Your Hospital Prepared?

California hospitals are a critical element within the disaster medical response system and work collaboratively with local government, other health care providers and other agencies to plan, prepare for and respond to the needs of victims of natural or man-made disasters, bioterrorism, and other public health emergencies. Hospital emergency preparedness is a priority for government at all levels, as well as a key focus of regulatory and accrediting agencies. Hospitals must respond to increasing preparedness standards and activities, while simultaneously providing effective service to their communities. 

The Myth of Best Practices (Hospitals and Health Network Magazine online)

Approval for Health Care Facility Use of Surge Tents

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Provides guidance for hospitals and other health care facilities and local health departments on regulatory requirements from the State Fire Marshal and the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) for tents used to accommodate a surge in demand for health care.


H1N1 Hospital Surveillance Tool (L&C)

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CDPH-L&C has announced a pilot project to review current infection-control policies and procedures relating to H1N1 influenza and hospital-acquired infections. The project will consist of three hospital surveys per District Office, for a total of 45 surveys beginning the week of December 7. The surveys are unannounced. After the pilot project is concluded, L&C will conduct reviews at additional hospitals when already on site investigating complaints or adverse events. L&C is projecting 18 surveys a week.

Attached is the survey tool that L&C surveyors will use. It is suggested that hospitals prepare a composite of all policies referred to in Section A of the survey tool and have this readily available for surveyors.

Policies change rapidly based on the availability of new information. In Section B-16, L&C recognizes that the process to revise existing policies takes time. Surveyors will look for a process that ensures hospitals are reviewing new information and are revising policies as necessary. Surveillance tips at the end of the survey tool provide additional insight as to what surveyors will look for when they visit your facility.

It is critical that hospitals adhere to their own policies and procedures, as well as the new Cal/OSHA Aerosol Transmissible Disease Standard. For more information, contact me at (916) 552-7574 or dharms@calhospital.org.

  

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