Renton, Wash.-based Providence and Portland, Ore.-based Legacy Health are notifying about 2,400 patients of a potential exposure to hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV due to a physician’s inadequate infection control practices.
Category: Infection Control
Miami hospital reduces HAIs by 40% with 2 changes
Miami-based Jackson Memorial Hospital has reduced its hospital acquired infections by 40% in about nine months with two changes.
Florida system shrinks unnecessary C. diff testing by 20%
After piloting new Clostridioides difficile guidelines for nine months, Memorial Healthcare System reduced unnecessary treatments by 20.1%, according to a study published June 27 in the American Journal of Infection Control.
Hospital reaches clinical milestone: 1,000 days free of major HAI
Southern California Hospital at Culver City has been free of central line-associated bloodstream infections for over 1,000 days and free of catheter-associated urinary tract infections for 750 days, it announced June 26.
A crucial stakeholder on antimicrobial stewardship teams
Among the busy halls of emergency departments nationwide, a silent battle against antimicrobial resistance is unfolding.
Ohio State researchers may have identified new STI
Researchers at Columbus-based Ohio State University have discovered that hepatitis E can be sexually transmitted and may also be connected to male infertility, according to the study, which was published May 24 in PLOS Pathogens.
Memorial Hermann sets model for rapid syphilis testing
Physicians at Memorial Hermann Health System are aiming to address the congenital syphilis epidemic via a new testing program in its emergency department, the Houston Chronicle reported June 17.
436 surgeries canceled at Colorado VA over unidentifiable residue
As of June 13, 436 surgeries at Aurora, Colo,-based Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center have been canceled, The Denver Post reported.
Drug-resistant HAIs remain 13% higher than prepandemic levels
Hospital-acquired infections associated with antimicrobial resistance have remained high compared to prepandemic levels, Medscape reported June 10.
How 1 hospital leader secured more clinical staff, drove down HAIs
While many hospitals were trimming budgets and enforcing hiring freezes, infection prevention manager Luz Caicedo successfully doubled her department’s workforce at AdventHealth Celebration (Fla.) hospital.
