Infection Control

West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health is piloting an artificial intelligence tool to detect surgical site infections earlier, according to Chief Medical and Quality Officer Andy Anderson, MD.  The health system is developing an AI tool with New Brunswick, N.J.-based Rutgers…

In a retrospective study, researchers found a 2,200% increase in clinical Candida auris infections at Miami-based Jackson Health System between 2019 and 2022.  The findings correspond with national trends. In 2016, the CDC reported 51 clinical C. auris cases, and…

A recent CDC study found that the rate of drug-resistant infections fell by about 30,000 between 2017 and 2022, but the change was dependent on the hospital. The study, published March 14 in JAMA Network Open, analyzed inpatient hospitalization data…

Massachusetts health officials are investigating a case of healthcare-associated Legionnaires' disease at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Needham, ABC affiliate WCVB reported March 14.

Baystate Wing Hospital in Palmer, Mass., has contacted an unknown number of patients who may have been exposed to hepatitis or HIV due to a potential sterilization issue during surgeries performed over a two-day period in February, MassLive reported March…

As a precaution, the CDC is urging U.S. healthcare organizations to reinforce Ebola preparedness protocols amid a newly confirmed outbreak in Uganda.

The Maryland Department of Health has confirmed elevated levels of Legionella bacteria at a Baltimore psychiatric hospital, according to a Feb. 4 report from The Baltimore Sun. 

On Jan. 20, the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine published updated recommendations aimed at reducing infectious complications associated with regional anesthesia and interventional pain procedures. 

Water testing has revealed elevated levels of Legionella bacteria at Dignity Health St. Rose Dominican Hospital's Siena Campus in Henderson, Nev., ABC affiliate KTNV reported Jan. 17.

As president of Mercy Health-Springfield (Ohio), Adam Groshans is prioritizing employee retention and quality and access improvements in 2025, building on momentum from the organization's 2024 achievements.