Infection Control

19 patients infected in COVID-19 outbreak at Illinois VA hospital

At least 18 patients at Chicago-based Jesse Brown Veterans Affairs Medical Center have tested positive for COVID-19 after a sick staff member worked for several days, the Chicago Sun-Times reported Nov. 30.

How Cornerstone Specialty Hospitals reduced HAIs by changing its processes and culture

Cornerstone Specialty Hospitals Little Rock (Ark.) faced a crisis. In 2019, the rate of hospital-acquired infections significantly exceeded the hospital’s own targets and national benchmarks. Dissatisfied with these results, Cornerstone focused on the causes of these HAIs, formed a team…

Data driven insight in ultrasound infection prevention: Frontline & facility standardization

Advancements in ultrasound imaging have enabled transformational digital visualization of the patient anatomy, driving a growing list of procedures across healthcare. The quality care provided by healthcare staff, the ultrasound technology they use and frontline infection prevention (IP) practices are…

Infectious Disease Society of America issues guidelines for PPE use

The Infectious Disease Society of America issued eight guidelines for healthcare workers using PPE when working with COVID-19 patients.

8 dead, 89 infected in Connecticut nursing home COVID-19 outbreak

Eight people died and 89 more residents and staff members were infected during a COVID-19 outbreak at Geer Village Senior Community in Canaan, Conn., NBC Connecticut reported Nov. 14.

Hospitals should use COVID-19 insights to revamp infection control policies, review suggests

Hospitals should use insights to revise "outdated" infection prevention and control policies, a review published in Annals of Internal Medicine Nov. 9 suggested.

DEA takes hard stance on pharmacies administering buprenorphine

The Drug Enforcement Administration's approach to buprenorphine regulation is exacerbating the opioid epidemic by unnecessarily discouraging pharmacies from dispensing the drug, pharmacists and harm reduction experts told NPR on Nov. 8.

November is C. diff awareness month: 4 fast facts to know

In recognition of Clostridioides Difficile Awareness Month, which runs through November, Becker's compiled the latest facts and figures to know about the common healthcare-associated infection.

11 staff infected in COVID-19 outbreak at Ohio hospital

Sandusky, Ohio-based Firelands Regional Medical Center has reported a COVID-19 outbreak among 11 staff members, a hospital spokesperson told Becker's on Oct. 28.

Support for flu shot mandates fell during pandemic, survey finds

The public's support for workplace flu shot mandates has decreased since 2019, according to an Oct. 25 survey from ValuePenguin, a financial research and analysis website.