New York City-based NYC Health + Hospitals has launched the Special Pathogens Biopreparedness Map, a tool designed to help clinicians and emergency response teams track global disease outbreaks and respond to high-consequence infectious threats. The open-source map provides near real-time…
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Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis has canceled, delayed and transferred dozens of surgeries because of sterile processing issues with OR equipment, according to St. Louis-based BJC HealthCare, which operates 14 hospitals. KMOV, an affiliate of CBS and MyNetworkTV, first reported…
A total of 518 U.S. hospitals have a catheter-associated urinary tract infection rate of zero, based on the healthcare-associated infections dataset from CMS. The Healthcare Associated Infections-Hospital database uses measures — developed by the CDC and collected through the National…
Cincinnati-based Christ Hospital has detected Legionnaires’ disease in two patients in the past six weeks, NBC affiliate WLWT5 reported Nov. 3. The source of exposure is unknown, but hospital officials said they were working with local and state health departments…
In the U.S., 280 hospitals have a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection rate of zero, as based on the healthcare-associated infections dataset from CMS. The Healthcare-Associated Infections-Hospital database uses measures — developed by the CDC and collected through the National Healthcare…
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Illinois health officials have warned of a possible measles exposure at Palos Heights-based Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital, CBS News reported Oct. 19. There have been 1,596 measles cases in the U.S. this year. Here are seven recent measles updates: 1.…
The World Health Organization and UNICEF have developed global guidelines for hand hygiene in community settings. While the WHO has long maintained guidelines for clinical environments, this is the first time the organization has issued unified, science-based guidance for community…
Measles outbreaks are worsening in Minnesota and South Carolina, the two newest states to have confirmed cases. Here are four recent updates. 1. Minnesota has reported 20 measles cases this year. Two new cases were confirmed Oct. 12, both involving…
A new report from the World Health Organization sounds the alarm on rising antibiotic resistance globally. The 2025 Global Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance Report shares prevalence estimates for 22 antibiotics used to treat eight common bacterial pathogens. Estimates are based on…
A total of 338 hospitals in the U.S. have a central line-associated bloodstream infection rate of zero, as based on the healthcare-associated infections dataset from CMS. The Healthcare-Associated Infections dataset, updated Aug. 6, includes performance data for five types of…