The award honors the hospital that has created the most effective plan using concepts contained in HHS’ National Action Plan to Prevent Health Care-Associated Infections: Roadmap to Elimination.
In particular, UWHC has made strides in sepsis management, ventilator-associated pneumonia and hand hygiene, according to a news release.
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