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NewsHospital prevents infection with duct tape
The infection team at Trinity Regional Health System on the Illinois/Iowa border is using an inexpensive, low-tech tool to prevent hospital-acquired infections: duct tape. The hospital's "Red Box" Read more...
CMS publishes hospital-acquired infections data despite AHA objections
Despite objections from hospitals, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the first round of data on hospital-acquired medical conditions and is expected to post the Read more...
Hospitalized kids infected by C. diff a growing problem
Clostridium difficile is not just hard for hospitals to control, it is growing more common. Researchers have reported that the number of hospitalized children infected by the superbug rose 15 percent Read more...
Eagle-eyed hospital worker pushes doctors to outwit infections
Last month an Infection Control Today survey revealed that just one-third of healthcare workers adhere to recommended guidelines for patient skin antisepsis. While that may be the norm, healthcare Read more...
State posts hospital infection rates for surgeries
Over the past three years, the state of Washington started requiring hospitals to post data on central-line bloodstream infections and ventilator-associated pneumonia. Now hospitals can add surgical Read more...
Hospital CEO didn't want to put sinks in bathrooms, citing undue hardship
When choosing between either providing safe patient care or making a profit, MountainView Hospital, a Las Vegas-based acute care facility that is part of Sunrise Health System--owned by Hospital Read more...
Hospital punishes poor hand-washing with a pink slip
Employees with patient care responsibilities at Abingdon (Pa.) Memorial Hospital could soon find themselves out of a job if they don't follow hospital policy on hand-washing. This twist is the Read more...
Deadly hospital infection rates vary within states, hospital systems
While U.S. hospitals tend to be a mixed bag when it comes to central-line infection rates--which account for roughly 30,000 deaths annually--105 hospitals throughout the nation were found to have Read more...
State-run website calls out hospitals with high infection rates
With a few clicks of a mouse, folks in Washington State can find out which hospitals have unusually high infection rates, thanks to a new website launched this week by the state's health department. Read more...
Florida patients exposed to infection due to re-used supplies
A Florida hospital is being forced to test nearly 2,000 patients for blood-borne pathogens after being treated by a nurse who admitted re-using IV bags and tubing. The hospital, Broward General Read more...
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