Today is the last flu vaccination clinic being held on the medical center’s Omaha campus.
Members of the UNMC community can receive the vaccination in lower Storz Pavilion, Rooms 6-8, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Fill out consent form
Before you arrive for your flu shot, fill out a consent form by logging into the health tracking system. Bring your employee ID when you receive your vaccine. If you are older than 65, there will be high dose vaccine available at the clinics; be sure to let the individual administering your shot know that you prefer the high dose.
We are grateful to the nursing students and instructors from UNMC and Clarkson College who help administer the open clinics for our colleagues. This is an excellent opportunity to showcase our ITEACH values and give the students insight into what working at Nebraska Medicine could look like after graduation. Additional clinics have been added from last year’s schedule and times have been extended to ensure everyone can be accommodated. You may benefit from staggering the time you arrive from when the clinic begins to avoid backups at the start of the clinics.
Vaccination rate goal is 90 percent
Each year, we must report our vaccination rates to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services (CMS). Our goal is for 90% of our employees and health care providers to receive the influenza vaccine. However, all colleagues are expected to log in to the health tracking system and indicate that they’ve received the vaccine either through the organization or elsewhere, or provide a reason for declining the vaccination.
If you receive the flu vaccination at work, you also should report it to your primary care physician for your medical records. If you are a patient at Nebraska Medicine, it’s as easy as logging on to your One Chart|Patient account and sending a secure message including your immunization date to your provider using the “Ask a Question” feature. If you need to set up your One Chart | Patient account for the first time, you can do so by requesting a new account.
Information on vaccination
Influenza vaccination is the single best way to prevent influenza. Health care providers have a moral and ethical obligation to provide safe care to their patients and to protect those who can’t protect themselves. It’s the right thing to do for patients and each other.
The CDC recommends that all persons six months of age or older receive the flu vaccine. It is especially important for health care workers and those at high risk of complication including pregnant women, children under five years of age, persons aged 65 and older, and persons with chronic medical conditions and those who care for them.
A list of frequently-asked-questions is available on the immunization information page within the vaccine tracking system.