Peter G. Burki, CEO   The LifeCare Connection is intended to provide employers and HR professionals with information about all of LifeCare's products and services. Services described in this publication may or may not be currently offered to members. Members who are eligible for LifeCare's services should contact us at 800-873-4636 for an overview.

Letter from the CEO
Dear Friends:

Due to the growing concern over the potential for a swine flu epidemic, LifeCare has made two of its normally proprietary pandemic flu guides available to the public free of charge. Our Pandemic Flu Planning Checklist for Businesses contains specific measures that employers can take to prepare for and minimize the impacts of a flu pandemic, and our Pandemic Flu—Planning for Individuals/Families guide offers common sense actions that individuals should take to protect themselves and their families. Both guides are available on LifeCare’s website or by clicking on the links above.

As the CDC is pointing out, most people will not have immunity against this new strain of swine flu, so we’re providing these resources to help everyone better protect themselves and decrease their chances of falling victim to pandemic flu.

We are encouraging employers, in particular, to download both guides and to share the Planning for Individuals/Families guide throughout their organizations in whatever manner they see fit. We’re also urging employers to post copies of the Planning for Individuals/Families guide in break rooms, cafeterias and other common areas.

In addition, we recommend that employers formally encourage workers to stay at home if they become ill. One of the best ways to protect the entire workforce and avoid spreading illness is by making sure sick workers stay at home. So it’s in everyone’s best interest to have senior management communicate clearly about this issue.

As always, we're interested in knowing how we can better serve you, so e-mail us at connection@lifecare.com, fax us at 203-291-3571, or call us at 800-873-4636 4636 to share ideas and offer feedback.

Sincerely,

Peter G. Burki, CEO