The CDC reports that number has been dropping since the COVID-19 pandemic. The post US hospitals report broad infection ...

In 2024, the rate of six healthcare-associated infections commonly reported in acute care hospitals declined from the year ...

As a whole, Oregon hospitals failed in 2024 to meet national standards for preventing infections related to certain surgeries and other health care procedures, the Oregon Health Authority reported.

People are no longer asked to cover their mouth for a cough or sneeze. That was the old recommendation. The revised cough/sneeze guideline is to aim into the elbow. Germs are less likely to spread ...

A two-year program at Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora reduced the rate of hospital-acquired conditions by 46.5%, according to research published Feb. 1 in Critical Care Nurse.  Children’s ...

Hospital infection control programs can help healthcare organizations monitor and improve practices, identify risks and proactively establish policies to prevent the spread of infections. Judith ...

Hospitals across Oregon are falling below national standards in preventing infections, according to the Oregon Health ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The scholarship aims to improve infection prevention at critical access hospitals. It will be part of a larger ...

Rates of infection in hospitals dropped in 2023, according to an annual report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The report, which measures national and state infection rates across ...

Here’s how eight hospitals in the metro-east and St. Louis region performed in the latest spring safety grades from The Leapfrog Group. vm Getty Images A national watchdog group recently scored some ...

The U.S. Agency for International Development offers a free, downloadable infection control assessment tool for healthcare organizations. The 33-page tool was crafted by a number of healthcare ...