Implementing Mandatory Influenza Vaccination Policy for Health Care Workers at a Long Term Acute Care Facility

Abstract

Although annual influenza vaccination is recommended for healthcare workers (HCW) by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the rate of HCW who receive vaccination continue to be low. Whereas, many acute care centers have mandated influenza vaccination policy, scant data exits on such policy in long term acute centers (LTACs). This study determined the effect of implementation of a mandatory influenza vaccination at a long Term Acute Care hospital in Detroit, Michigan.