On Oct. 29, the hospital named Joan Heben, RN, from Baltimore-based IPC Consulting Group, to work 36 hours a week observing infection control practices.
The New Jersey Department of Health in October investigated four Acinetobacter baumannii cases in the hospital’s NICU after the death of a premature baby. The investigation uncovered “major infection control deficiencies” in the hospital’s NICU.
One of the state’s requirements for the hospital to remedy these issues was to hire a full-time infection control practitioner.
“University Hospital takes patient safety, including infection control, very seriously,” the hospital said in a statement cited by a previous NJ.com report. “We have been in regular communication with the Department of Health and continue to work closely with them to address this issue as quickly as possible.”
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