MRSA and C. difficile Infections Reduced by 50 Percent in Hospital Study
from Market Watch
 To help prevent the spread of germs and protect its patients from infections, Rome Memorial Hospital is using two new products that kill germs on hands and surfaces between cleanings. According to Infection Prevention Director LeAnna Grace, the hospital conducted a 12-month research study of Germ Pro's new surface disinfectant and hand sanitizing lotion to evaluate how well they work and was excited by the results. More
Proposed Rules for Incinerators, Pharmaceutical Waste Issued
from AHA News Now
The Environmental Protection Agency yesterday published a proposed rule revising emission standards for hospital, medical and infectious waste incinerators. The proposed standards would require all 57 such incinerators in operation to reduce their emissions, according to an EPA "fact sheet." The agency estimates the nationwide cost to comply with the proposed changes at $21.1 million annually, compared with $10.6 million for available disposal alternatives. More
Beware A Rapidly Emerging Healthcare-Associated Infection: Acinetobacter Baumannii
from Medical News Today
As a healthcare-associated infection, Acinetobacter baumannii is becoming a more serious influence as antibiotic resistances rates rise, and policy must encourage strict hygeine compliance and careful drug choice to prevent major outbreaks in the future, according to a Review released in The Lancet Infectious Diseases. More
Adaptibility Important for the Future of Hospitals
from Fierce Healthcare
What are hospitals of the future going to have to do to keep up with increasing challenges in the field of healthcare? According to a new whitepaper put out by The Joint Commission entitled “Health Care at the Crossroads: Guiding Principles for the Development of the Hospital of the Future,” a lot.
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N.H. to Standardize Color-coded Wristbands
from AHA News Now
The Foundation for Healthy Communities, in partnership with the New Hampshire Organization of Nurse Leaders, has launched a statewide initiative to standardize the color-coded wristbands in hospitals that use them. The hospitals will voluntarily adopt by Jan. 1 the following colors and meanings to convey specific information to physicians and nurses about a patient's care: purple, do not resuscitate; yellow, fall risk; and red, allergy.
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New Drugs Against MRSA, Other Superbugs Still Lacking
from Infection Control Today
Infectious disease experts warn that new drugs are urgently needed to treat six drug-resistant bacteria that cause most hospital infections and increasingly escape the effects of antibiotics. The ESKAPE pathogens -- as these six bad bugs have been dubbed -- are still on the loose more than four years after the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) first drew attention to the growing shortage of effective antibiotics. As the crisis of antibiotic resistance continues to grow, the latest IDSA "Bad Bugs, No Drugs" report examines the trickle of new antibiotics in the research and development (R&D) pipeline and proposes steps to tackle the shortage. More
16 Days Left in the Member-Get-a-Member Campaign
from ASHES
Effective November 17, 2008 and until December 18, 2008 we need you to spread the word about the many benefits of being an ASHES member. Encourage those individuals in the profession to become part of a larger network by becoming an ASHES member. Individuals registering as members under this program must complete a Member-Get-a-Member membership form The top 5 individuals (current ASHES members) that recruit the most new members will be eligible for a drawing of various prizes.
Operations Engineering for More Efficient Operating Rooms
from PhysOrg.com
Work by specialists from the USC Viterbi School of Engineering has led to significant improvements in turnover times for operating rooms at three California safety net hospitals, allowing "many more hours of daytime surgery per year." Because of the success of the program, the work will be expanded to include three more hospitals.
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