Study of Healthcare Personnel with Influenza and other Respiratory Viruses in Israel (SHIRI): study protocol

BMC Infectious Diseases

Table 2 Study Sites

Name of study site	Location	Number of employees	Number Of beds	Number of eligible participants, 2016^c	Number of eligible participants, 2017^d
Soroka University Medical Center	Beer Sheva, Israel	4300^b	1074^a	2436	2853
Beilinson Hospital	Petah Tikva, Israel	5500^b	850^b	1988	2260

^aData as of 2016; Data were extracted from Israeli Ministry of Health reports
^bData of 2017; Data were extracted from employee records from the CHS EHR and Israeli Ministry of Health reports
^cRecruitment in 2016 began in October, when nationwide vaccination was already in progress. HCP who had already been vaccinated in the current season were not eligible for the study
^dExcludes participants enrolled in 2016
Number of beds data was obtained from Israeli Ministry of Health reports
Abbreviations: CHS Clalit Health Services, EMR electronic medical record, HCP healthcare personnel

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