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OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES

The Occupational Health Service (OHS) provides occupational health care to all employees and staff. Services include vaccination for Hepatitis B, varicella, and influenza; TB screening; and evaluation and treatment of work-related injuries and exposures.

It is required that all residents be cleared by the OHS prior to beginning training and provide an immunization and TB status history. Subsequently, residents must obtain annual TB screening.

Residents must report any diagnosis of a communicable disease and comply with appropriate work restrictions to prevent the spread of nosocomial infections. All blood and body fluid exposures should be reported as soon as possible after the event and particularly within one hour to benefit from post-exposure prophylaxis, if warranted, based on the risk of the exposure.

BWH OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES

The OHS has two locations: PBB 1, (617-732-8501) for work-related injuries and issues such as blood and body fluid exposures, back injuries, and environmental problems; and Trailer 1 – directly across from 75 Francis Street, (617-732-6034) for vaccinations and TB screening. The clinic hours are Monday - Friday, 7:00 am - 4:30 pm. Walk in care is available during regular clinic hours. During the times the clinic is closed:

• urgent occupational health care should be obtained from the Emergency Department on ASB1 (ex: blood/body fluid exposure


• urgent health questions may be addressed to the Occupational Health Nurse Practitioner (OHNP) on call. The OHNP can be reached via the page operator at 617-732-6987.

MGH OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES

The OHS is located on Clinics 3 (617-726-2217) and clinic hours are Monday - Friday, 7 am - 5 pm. Routine matters such as updating vaccination status require an appointment. For immediate needs walk-in care is available. During times the clinic is closed, urgent occupational health care, such as exposure to blood or body fluids, should be obtained via the on call OHS Nurse Practitioner (OHNP). The OHNP can be reached via the page operator at 617-726-2241.