Table 3. ILI-associated sick leaves for HCWs during pandemic (H1N1) 2009 outbreak, by hospital institute, Hospital das Clínicas, São Paulo, Brazil, May–October, 2009*.
| Hospital institute† | No. sick leaves | Average duration of sick leave, d | Monthly average no. HCWs in institute | Monthly average no. d of sick leave day/100 HCWs‡ | No. hospitalized patients with confirmed pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heart |
357 |
5.14 |
3,507 |
8.72 |
34 |
| All other | 776 | 2.89 | 10,760 | 3.47 | 186 |
| Central | 436 | 2.81 | 5,874 | 3.48 | 94 |
| Children’s | 65 | 3.15 | 1,241 | 2.75 | 78 |
| Orthopedics | 50 | 2.18 | 959 | 1.89 | 1 |
| Cancer | 145 | 3.47 | 1,474 | 5.69 | 12 |
| Psychiatry/neurosurgery | 42 | 1.98 | 679 | 2.04 | 1 |
| Radiology | 38 | 3.08 | 533 | 3.66 | § |
*ILI, influenza-like illness; HCW, health care worker. †Excludes the 2 long-term care facilities, the outpatient rehabilitation institute, and the administration building. ‡p<0.0001 comparison between Heart Institute and other Institutes. §The Radiology Institute does not contain inpatient beds.