Volume 16, Number 3—March 2010
Research
Effects of Mumps Outbreak in Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 2006
Amanda L. Bonebrake, Christina Silkaitis, Gaurav Monga, Amy Galat, Jay Anderson, JoEllyn Tiesi Trad, Kenneth Hedley, Nanette Burgess, and Teresa R. Zembower
Table 3
Financial effects of mumps outbreak, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 2006*
| Type of expense and department | Cost, US$* |
|---|---|
| Personnel | |
| Human resources | 1,066 |
| Infection control and prevention | 36,746 |
| Laboratories | 7,312 |
| Medical administration | 1,500 |
| Nursing units | 10,808 |
| Patient escort | 1,200 |
| Risk management | 300 |
| Environmental and occupational safety | 7,500 |
| Total personnel cost |
66,432 |
| Resources | |
| Corporate health | 56,256 |
| Human resources employee compensation | 91,318 |
| Infectious diseases clinic | 1,000 |
| Laboratories | 6,842 |
| Travel medicine and immunization center | 2,240 |
| Vaccination program | 38,700 |
| Total resource cost |
196,356 |
| Total cost to hospital | 262,788 |
*Rounded to the nearest dollar.
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