Rate of HAI Deaths Alarmingly High, Report Finds
YONKERS, N.Y. — A new investigation into hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) by Yonkers-based Consumer Reports found the number of people who develop a HAI during a hospital stay is alarmingly high.
Pew Charitable Trusts
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Patient Safety Improving, CDC Reports
ATLANTA — Patient safety has been improving, according to a study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.
There was a 46 percent decrease in central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) between 2008 and 2013, according to a report recently released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. However, additional work is needed to continue to improve patient safety, the annual National and State Healthcare-associated Infection Progress Report shows.
CRE Bacteria Threaten Health Care Facilities
WASHINGTON — At a press conference earlier this month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) asked inpatient medical care facilities nationwide to take action against a strain of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, which kill up to half of infected patients.
New Jersey Senate Votes on Flu Shot
TRENTON, N.J. — Because the country is experiencing high levels of influenza-like-illness (ILI), a bill that would require health care facilities to offer flu shots to their employees was unanimously approved by the New Jersey Senate Committee on Feb. 4.
CDC Raises Awareness About Safe Injection Practices
ATLANTA — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), based in Atlanta, launched the One and Only Campaign in April 2012, and discussed it in more depth on Nov. 13 during the organization’s monthly Public Health Grand Rounds webcast.
The campaign, led by the CDC and the Safe Injection Practices Coalition (SIPC) is meant to raise awareness for patients and health care providers about safe injection practices.