Employee Health at Banner – University Medical Center Tucson (BUMCT) and South (BUMCS) issued another reminder this past week about the deadline for flu season compliance. For faculty and staff in a clinical setting, that date is Monday, Dec. 5—a little more than two weeks away.
Information on compliance, Banner pharmacy flu shots, flu clinics, Employee Health hours, exemptions and flu documentation, and reports—current as of Nov. 14—is listed below:
Current compliance rates for the Tucson area (as of 11/14/2016)
Exempt mask needed Noncompliant Received flu vaccine
- BUMCT 16 employees 764 employees 2,880 employees
- BUMCS 6 employees 228 employees 744 employees
- BUMG-T 3 employees 432 employees 945 employees
- University 3 employees 62 employees 284 employees
Health Plans
TOTALS 28 employees 1,486 employees 4,853 employees
If you or any of your employees have yet to receive the flu vaccine or file for an exemption, we encourage you to do so now. Leaders please check your flu reports and send your staff to the next flu clinic or the Employee Health clinic.
Employee Health will be closed on Thanksgiving Day. There are multiple flu clinics remaining. Please share this information with your coworkers.
BUMCT 11/20/16 3:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Dining room 2500C
BUMCS 11/20/16 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. La Galeria
BUMCS 11/21/16 1:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Employee Health clinic, South Campus
Employees are welcome to attend any clinic or come to Employee Health. Employee Health Tucson campus extended hours for the next 30 days is also attached (
click here [PDF]). No appointment necessary. Remaining flu clinics beyond the dates mentioned above can be found on the Banner Health employee intranet under BUMCTS links – SEE: flu 2016-2017.
Banner Pharmacies
Banner Family Pharmacy is available to help assist with providing flu shots!
- BUMCT pharmacy – 520-694-7049**
**Other available times at Banner Family Pharmacy at the Tucson Campus can be made by appointment. - BUMCS pharmacy – 520-874-4062
Monday – Thursday, 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Exemptions & flu documentation
Please remember that all exemptions, religious or medical, or flu shot documentation provided by a location other than Banner Occupational/Employee Health, must be sent to nofluforyou@bannerhealth.com by no later than Dec. 5. Any exemptions that need to be filed must be approved by this date. Keep in mind, as we get closer to the deadline there could be an increase in exemptions that need to be reviewed. This could impact the review and approval process and may take longer for exemptions to be approved or denied. Sending those in sooner than later is suggested for this reason. For exemptions that have been approved, a mask must be worn for the remainder of flu season.
Flu reports
Check your flu report for any employees who remain outstanding and need to comply. With the recent HR changes to the employee website, here is the link for flu reporting, Report 2 Web http://intranet.bhs.bannerhealth.com/bhsystem/toolsservices/f-j/flu+resources/ . Save this to your favorites. This link will also give specific instructions on how to access Report 2 Web. For issues connecting to the flu reporting system, R2W, contact Bill Beaver.
“Thank you for your collaboration in protecting our patients, our employees and their families during this flu season,” said Jennifer Oxuzidis, RN, Employee Health senior manager, Banner – UMC Tucson and South.
For more information, see:
Banner - UMC Tucson Employee Health
1605 N. Campbell Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85724
Phone: (520) 694-7616