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Influenza. You
can't afford it.
Influenza. It can lead to serious illness. It may also take a real
toll on your business. This year take the lead and help protect your
employees by partnering with Urgent Care Niagara to sponsor a
workplace immunization clinic. We have provided workplace
immunization services to some of the largest Niagara Region
Institutions and Employers.
Call Tim Windsor at 905.371.1881 ext
208 to get all the information you need to set up an influenza
immunization clinic in your workplace.
- Together, we can help decrease
the spread of the influenza virus and its effect on your
business.
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- What will
it cost your Company?
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- The Government of Ontario
provides free, influenza vaccine for all your employees.
Urgent Care Niagara will work with you to setup your workplace
immunization clinic. For large Employers or Institutions we
will come on-site for free. That means there is
absolutely no cost to you!
Building a Business Case
- Doing what you can to keep your
employees healthy is more than the right thing to do. It's a
smart business decision and will save you money. By implementing
and supporting the workplace program, employers can help reduce
the incidence of flu-related absenteeism and prevent lost
productivity and associated costs. In general, flu-related
absenteeism can range from two to seven days per ill employee.
Cough and fatigue can last for several weeks, slowing a full
return to work.
Holding an on-site clinic means that employees do not need to
take time off to visit their doctor, nurse practitioner or an
outside clinic for immunization. People are more likely to
obtain a flu shot if it is available at a flu shot clinic in
their workplace.
Research conducted by Nichol et al. (1995) estimated that flu
immunization in healthy working adults resulted in decreased
frequency of upper respiratory illness by 25 per cent, 43 per
cent fewer days of sick leave due to upper respiratory illness,
decreased absenteeism due to all illnesses by 36 per cent, and
44 per cent fewer visits to doctors' offices for respiratory
illness.
Employees may not take the time to visit their family physician
or nurse practitioner to get the flu shot. Therefore, a
convenient and accessible workplace program will enable more
employees to be immunized.
The flu vaccine is provided to employers by the government free
of charge and Urgent Niagara will not charge you to come on
site. All your employees need to do to get their flu shot is
present a valid Ontario Health Card.
At Urgent Care Niagara we understand the bottom-line impact of
providing timely medical care and our staff is focused on "making
our schedule fit yours". Please contact our Clinical Services
Director, Tim Windsor @ 905.371.1881 ext 208 or
twindsor@urgentcareniagara.com
to discuss your companies unique healthcare requirements.
Click here to view our Occupational Medicine Brochure
Our clinic is staffed with Emergency and Family Physicians
with extensive Occupational Medicine experience.
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