Top 10 infection control stories, August 17-21

The now-closed pediatric heart surgery program at St. Mary’s Medical Center in West Palm Beach, Fla., cancer hospital rankings and a falls prevention tool from the Joint Commission captured the attention of clinical quality and infection control readers last week.

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The following are the 10 most read infection control and clinical quality articles from Becker’s Hospital Review for the week of Aug. 17, starting with the most popular.

1. A CNN investigation, a closed heart surgery program, a resigned CEO: What happened at St. Mary’s Medical Center?

2. Best 50 cancer hospitals then and now: Who ranked where in 2000 compared to today?

3. New falls prevention tool released by Joint Commission

4. Remember the Ice Bucket Challenge? Johns Hopkins now claiming a breakthrough in ALS research

5. The 38 hospitals facing highest Medicare penalties for readmissions

6. 16 California hospitals with the cleanest patient rooms, according to patients

7. St. Mary’s Medical Center ends pediatric heart surgery program, blames ‘inaccurate’ media reports

8. 5 things to know about the brain-eating amoeba

9. How 3 hospitals are addressing patient noise complaints

10. 3 advances in septic shock diagnosis and treatment

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