Inpatient immunization program: eliminating a missed opportunity.
In response to the nation's low immunization rates among preschool-aged children, health care providers need to consider alternate sites as potential opportunities to administer vaccinations. One hospital established a Childhood Immunization Group designed to identify and provide immunizations to hospitalized children, 0-2 years of age. Sixty percent of the over 1,600 children evaluated have required immunizations in which 70% of these were immunized prior to discharge. The integration of primary care with "hospital care" can contribute to improving the immunization rate of preschool-aged children.
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D002662:Child Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002673:Child, Hospitalized; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007114:Immunization / Q000379:methods*; D007223:Infant; D007297:Inpatients; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education