Therefore, the influenza prevention measures outlined in this guidance should be implemented in all healthcare settings.
Healthcare-associated influenza infections can occur in any healthcare setting and are most common when influenza is also circulating in the community. In addition, more than 200,000 persons, on average, are hospitalized each year for influenza-related complications. residents acquire an influenza virus infection, and many will seek medical care in ambulatory healthcare settings (e.g., pediatricians’ offices, urgent-care clinics). Influenza is primarily a community-based infection that is transmitted in households and community settings. This guidance is not intended to apply to persons outside of healthcare settings for reasons discussed in the previous section. HCP include, but are not limited to, physicians, nurses, nursing assistants, therapists, technicians, emergency medical service personnel, dental personnel, pharmacists, laboratory personnel, autopsy personnel, students and trainees, contractual personnel, home healthcare personnel, and persons not directly involved in patient care (e.g., clerical, dietary, house-keeping, laundry, security, maintenance, billing, chaplains, and volunteers) but potentially exposed to infectious agents that can be transmitted to and from HCP and patients. HCP refers to all persons, paid and unpaid, working in healthcare settings who have the potential for exposure to patients and/or to infectious materials, including body substances, contaminated medical supplies and equipment, contaminated environmental surfaces, or contaminated air. a medical clinic embedded within a workplace or school). However, elements of this guidance may be applicable to specific sites within non-healthcare settings where care is routinely delivered (e.g. This guidance is not intended to apply to other settings whose primary purpose is not healthcare, such as schools or worksites, because many of the aspects of the populations and feasible countermeasures will differ substantially across settings. For the purposes of this guidance, healthcare settings include, but are not limited to, acute-care hospitals long-term care facilities, such as nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities physicians’ offices urgent-care centers, outpatient clinics and home healthcare.
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