The program allows groups of 10 or more people to schedule an appointment for MedStar to administer flu shots at a preferred location.
MedStar spokesperson Matt Zavadsky said the program aims to reduce the amount of flu patients who call 911 and require hospitalization. The company received more than 1,100 flu-related emergency calls during the 2017-18 flu season, sometimes up to 20 a day, according to Mr. Zavadsky.
“The [emergency rooms] were packed, which impacted us,” he told the Star-Telegram. “It left less ambulances on the streets to respond to other calls.”
The CDC is urging everyone ages 6 months and up to receive a flu vaccine by the end of October.
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