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Summary of the 2006 Initiative

MHA's Community Hospitals Connection policy council is sponsoring a statewide initiative this fall
in which hospitals are encouraged to host roundtables for community members during October 2006. The purpose of the initiative is to educate Marylanders about pandemic flu while showcasing a collaborative hospital initiative designed to benefit communities across the state. The focus of the roundtables is to educate members of the community about the potential of a flu pandemic, discuss what is being planned at the federal, state, and local levels, and provide guidance for what individuals can do to prepare.

For more information, please revisit this Web site often as it will be updated with information and resources as they become available.

• Schedule of Community Roundtables
  • PDF file of entire schedule
• Educating Public of the Facts on Flu (Baltimore Sun, Letter to the Editor, By Cal Pierson, October 25, 2006)
• Hospitals Educating Marylanders About Avoiding Pandemic Flu
  (Press Release, October 3, 2006)
• Health Matters (October 2006)
• Pandemic Flu Roundtables Information and Registration
• Liaison Kick-Off Meeting Agenda
• Program Outline and Checklist
• Likely Questions & Answers
• CDC Power Point Slides: Adam Cohen, M.D., MPH
• Sample Press Release
• Newsletter Articles
• Sample Print Ad
• CDC Checklist for Individuals & Families
• CDC Family Information Handout
• MHA Fax-Back Form
• Useful Links: Pandemic Flu information at the
  • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  • U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Schedule of Pandemic Flu Hospital Community Roundtables

September 16
Anne Arundel Medical Center, 10:00 a.m., Annapolis, 443-841-1000

September 25
Baltimore Washington Medical Center, 7:00 p.m., Glen Burnie, 410-787-4000

October 6
St. Agnes Hospital, 10 a.m., Baltimore, 410-368-2944

October 12
Laurel Regional Hospital, 6 p.m., Laurel, 410-792-2270
Washington County Health System 7 p.m., Hagerstown, 301-790-8000

October 13
Greater Baltimore Medical Center, 4:30 p.m., Baltimore, 443-849-2000

October 14
Fort Washington Medical Center, 11 a.m., Fort Washington, 301-203-2000

October 16
Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital, Noon, Baltimore, 410-578-8600

October 17
Holy Cross Hospital, 6:30 p.m., Silver Spring, 301-754-7000

October 18
Civista Medical Center, 6:30 p.m., LaPlata, 301-609-4000
Franklin Square Hospital, 6 p.m., Baltimore, 443-777-7000
Kernan Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation, 6:30 p.m., Baltimore, 410-448-2500
Shore Health System, 7 p.m., Easton, 410-822-1000

October 19
McCready Foundation, 2 p.m., Crisfield, 410-968-1200
Union Hospital, 5:30 p.m., Elkton, 410-398-4000

October 20
Maryland General Hospital & University of Maryland Medical Center (tbd), Baltimore, 410-225-8000

October 23
Shady Grove Adventist Hospital, 10 a.m., Rockville, 301-315-3068

October 24
Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, 6 p.m., Baltimore, 410-550-0100
Howard County General Hospital, 7 p.m., Columbia, 410-740-7890
St. Mary’s Hospital, 5 p.m., Leonardtown, 301-475-8981
Washington Adventist Hospital, 5 p.m., Takoma Park, 301-891-6132

October 25
Harbor Hospital, 6 p.m., Baltimore, 410-350-2563

October 26
Suburban Hospital, 6:30 p.m., Bethesda, 301-896-3939

October 28
Montgomery General Hospital, 2 p.m., Olney, 301-774-8882

November 1
Upper Chesapeake Health, 6 p.m., Bel Air, 443-643-3303

November 6
Peninsula Regional Medical Center, 7 p.m., Salisbury, 410-543-7139

November 16
Mercy Medical Center, Noon, Baltimore, 410-332-9000

November 30
St. Agnes Hospital, Baltimore, 410-368-2944

December 1
The Johns Hopkins Hospital, 2 p.m., East Baltimore Development Community Resource Center, 443-287-9900

Additional hospitals are planning to host roundtables later this fall and those dates and times will be posted as MHA is notified. Other hospitals held similar events earlier this year (Calvert Memorial Hospital held a series of pandemic events beginning in May 2006 and Garrett County Memorial Hospital held a pandemic flu community event in July 2006.)