Emergency Department-based Hepatitis A Vaccination Program in Response to an Outbreak

This study examines the impact of an ED-based hepatitis A vaccination program, developed in partnership with the PDPH, on incidence of hepatitis A infection and hospital admission.Methods: We conducted a retrospective review of all ED visits in the 12-week period centered around the implementation of the ED-based hepatitis A vaccination program. All adult patients presenting to the ED were offered vaccination, with vaccines supplied free of charge by the PDPH. We compared the incidence of diagnosis and of hospital admission for treatment of hepatitis A before and after implementation of the program.Results: There were 10,033 total ED visits during the study...
Source: Western Journal of Emergency Medicine - Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research