Flu, Pneumococcal Vaccination Rates on the Rise

Jane Martin, RN, director of nursing for a small skilled nursing facility in rural Georgia, has won a major immunization coup. In a community that has no hospital, no public transportation services, and only one medical office served by nurse practitioners — a community where getting vaccinations has traditionally “not been a top priority” — her facility, Treutlen Health and Rehabilitation, has achieved a near-perfect flu vaccination record for its patients and its staff in the last 8 years or so.

Source: Caring for the Ages - October 1, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Christine Kilgore Source Type: news