Infection Control

Collier County, Fla., deputies arrested a man after he brought a firearm to Physicians Regional Hospital in Naples, Fla., and assaulted a security guard, according to a Naples Daily News report.

Police have identified the illegal drug contained in a bag ripped open two weeks ago at Elliot Hospital in Manchester, N.H., according to the New Hampshire Union Leader.

A patient claiming to be poisoned forced an emergency waiting room evacuation Wednesday morning at Washington Regional Hospital in Fayetteville, Ark., according to a KFSM report.

Hawaii State Hospital administrator William May said seven employees were put on 30-day unpaid leave following the escape of a patient, according to KHON.

Six people fell ill Thursday morning at Elliot Hospital in Manchester, N.H., after a bag of white powder was ripped open during a struggle between police and a man under arrest in the emergency department, according to the New Hampshire…

Exeter (N.H.) Hospital reopened its emergency department Saturday, one day after at least 19 staff members reported becoming ill and the facility was partially evacuated.

Exeter (N.H.) Hospital said Friday afternoon it evacuated its inpatient operating room after a "small number of staff" reported symptoms of dizziness and nausea. 

Leaders of Worcester-based UMass Memorial Medical Center are facing backlash from nurses, mental health advocates and government officials over their decision to convert 13 psychiatric beds to medical and surgical care beds, reported The Boston Globe.

The Massachusetts Department of Mental Health will shut down the children's psychiatric unit at Westwood (Mass.) Lodge psychiatric hospital citing a "number of significant issues" with the facility, according to The Boston Globe.

Stephen Weber, MD. Vice President of Clinical Effectiveness and CMO of University of Chicago Medicine. Dr. Weber is the author of numerous studies on the prevention and management of healthcare-associated infections, primarily those caused by multidrug-resistant pathogens. As part of…