Patient Safety Tool: Hospital Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist From CDC

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with input from other federal partners, have developed a free, downloadable checklist to help hospitals assess and improve their preparedness for responding to pandemic influenza.

Because of differences among hospitals (e.g., characteristics of the patient population, size of the hospital/community, scope of services), each hospital will need to adapt this checklist to meet its unique needs and circumstances. This checklist should be used as one of several tools for evaluating current plans or in developing a comprehensive pandemic influenza plan.

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Download the hospital pandemic influenza planning checklist (pdf) for adaptation and use in your facility.

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