Top 10 infection control, patient safety stories for March

Infection control issues and executive departures at Carson City, Mich.-based Sparrow Carson Hospital, a Kaiser Health News report questioning the safety of ASCs and an investigation into unexplained patient injuries in a Wisconsin hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit captured readers’ attention last month.

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The 10 most-read stories from Becker’s Clinical Leadership & Infection Control in March are listed below, beginning with the most popular.

1. Nurse practitioner reportedly reused syringes on 161 patients at Minnesota clinic

2. Another Sparrow Carson executive departs amid infection control issues

3. CMS cites Baltimore hospital for patient safety violations: 5 things to know

4. Healthcare workers buy $882k radio ad to highlight high infection rates at Stanford University Medical Center

5. Kaiser Health News report questions safety of ASCs: 5 things to know

6. DOJ sues Wisconsin nursing home over mandatory flu shot policy

7. Days after CEO resigns, feds release investigative report on infection problems at Sparrow Carson

8. Wisconsin nurse under investigation for injuries to babies allegedly fired by UW hospital

9. State board suspends license of Wisconsin nurse under investigation for NICU injuries

10. Unexplained injuries at Wisconsin hospital’s NICU range from bruises to skull fracture, CMS investigation reveals

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