Einstein at Elkins Park Offers Free Flu Shots

Partners with Cheltenham School District to Aid Teachers, Staff

Philadelphia, PA, October 8, 2008 ─Einstein at Elkins Park is teaming with the Cheltenham PA School District to provide free adult flu shots to the district’s 700 teachers, administrators and other staff.

Einstein nurses will administer the shots at two locations - Cheltenham High School, 500 Rices Mill Road, and Elkins Park School, 8149 New Second St. from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday October 15, 2008. The date coincides with a district-wide in-service day, in which students are dismissed early which will allow district employees time to get to the two locations. Over 100 employees are expected to participate, officials said.

Evelyn Cline, RN, administers the flu vaccine to one of the nearly 200 Cheltenham School District teachers and staff who took advantage of the free flu shots. The initiative was sponsored by Einstein At Elkins Park and the Cheltenham School District and took place at Cheltenham High School and Elkins Park School.

Elnstein’s Jean Marie Albany, RN, says, “Vaccination is the primary means of preventing influenza; studies show that the flu vaccine will prevent the flu 70 to 90 percent of the time. I commend the district for once again giving their staff the opportunity to protect themselves and their students against the flu.”

Last year, more than 50 employees rolled up their sleeves and put on their bravest smiles as they received their flu vaccine shots administered by Einstein nurses. “I have received a number of messages of thanks for last year’s initiative,” said Ann Spector, the district’s director of development and communications.

Einstein at Elkins Park is a general acute care hospital offering a full range of comprehensive services including cardiac services, orthopedics and gastrointestinal; traditional and minimally invasive general and orthopaedic surgery, and a full range of outpatient imaging services. A division of Albert Einstein Healthcare Network, Einstein at Elkins Park is committed to providing prompt, personalized and high-quality healthcare in a friendly, comfortable environment.

 

CONTACT:         Alexis Moore
                              Director of Communications            
                              215-456-6734
                              mooreal@einstein.edu

Publish date: October 8, 2008