APIC: Health Care Facilities Step Up MRSA Prevention Strategies
from AHA News Now
 According to a new poll by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, many health care facilities have taken additional action in the past year to prevent the spread of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus. Strategies include staff and patient education; stepped-up hand hygiene, contact precautions, housekeeping and decontamination practices; targeted patient screening; better infection surveillance technology; and additional staff dedicated to infection control. “This poll indicates that many institutions are moving in the right direction,” said APIC CEO Kathy Warye. The findings are based on a recent survey of more than 2,000 APIC members who work in hospitals and other health care facilities. More
Mass. Hospital Project May Need Green Seal
from Boston Globe
Hospitals and nursing home building projects would have to be environmentally friendly to win crucial state approval under sweeping regulations proposed this week by Massachusetts health authorities. If the measure is endorsed by the state Public Health Council this fall- and members of that panel expressed broad enthusiasm for it - Massachusetts would become the first state to tie approval of healthcare construction to green standards increasingly adopted by office builders. More
National Health Service to Use Bug-Free Keyboard
from TechRadar
Have you got a dirty QWERTY? So asked the Sun back in May when a study showed that your beloved keyboard was more germ-infested than your toilet. And when we say more, we mean FIVE times more. The NHS knows the dangers of this, considering the amount of bugs it has to deal with on a daily basis in its hospitals and that’s why the service is changing the keyboards it uses. More
Joint Commission releases 2009 patient safety goals
from The Joint Commission
The Joint Commission this week announced the 2009 National Patient Safety Goals and related requirements for accredited hospitals and critical access hospitals. The National Patient Safety Goals promote specific improvements in patient safety by providing health care organizations with proven solutions to persistent patient safety problems. These Goals apply to the more than 15,000 Joint Commission-accredited and -certified health care organizations and programs.
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Ohio E. Coli Outbreak Grows
from News Inferno
Last week six cases of E. coli infection had Ohio health officials concerned the cases were linked. Now, a 55-year-old Delaware County woman who had been hospitalized for three days with an E. coli infection raises Ohio’s cases to seven since June 4. This case, which occurred in Delaware County, is believed to be linked to, and is being investigated in collaboration with, the three Fairfield County cases and three Franklin County cases. More
Florida Hospitals Go Green
from Nurse.com
“It's not easy being green," Kermit the Frog once said. But Florida hospitals are finding that being green not only can be easy, but also can reap cost savings, too. Going green efforts range from adjusting daily operations to building new hospitals that are environmentally "healthy." More
Gowns Take on a New Look to Give Patients a Chance to Feel Better
from AP via Ventura County Star
The shimmer of hope that carried Cindy Mesaros through her medical ordeal came in whimsical pastels. When the San Francisco woman underwent an emergency cesarean section, narrowly saving her daughter after an umbilical cord rupture, she was wearing a patterned hospital gown that she had purchased with giving birth in mind. And when things got dicey, the gown helped her get through, she said. More
Brochure for Healthcare Environmental Services Conference Now Available
from ASHES
The brochure for the 23rd ASHES Annual Conference and Marketplace is now available online. The document includes details about sessions, speakers, travel information, and more. The ASHES Conference will take place in San Antonio, Texas, September 7-11, 2008 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel and Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center. Visit the ASHES Conference website to preview the brochure and register to attend or exhibit.
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