One of the challenges ambulatory surgery centers face in infection control is learning to maintain proper infection control practices without decreasing productivity or efficiency. Many infection ...

A report by a senior infection prevention analyst at the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority provides five basic infection control best practices for ASCs. The report, “Strategies to Fully Implement ...

Infection control in intensive care units (ICUs) remains a critical component of modern healthcare, particularly given the high-risk environments where the most vulnerable patients are treated. The ...

Mpox, previously known as monkeypox, is the latest virus outbreak promoting a World Health Organization emergency meeting. Large numbers of mpox cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo and ...

The Department of Health and Human Services released a report in January of this year showing that more than 1,000 long-term care facilities in the United States had COVID-19 infection rates of 75% or ...

Payal Patel, MD, an infectious disease physician at Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health, is the lead researcher behind new recommendations for preventing catheter-associated urinary tract ...

A nursing home that instituted a unique infection control strategy reduced its methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus transmission rate by 82% in less than three years. The secret: daily use of ...

With antimicrobial resistance causing over 5 million deaths annually, rapid outbreak detection is critical. A German lab ...

Technologies and materials expected to significantly reduce incidence of infection LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The University of Louisville Hospital’s Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, in ...

Jacksonville, Fla.-based Baptist Health’s ASC strategy is built around quality and safety — something hardwired into daily operations — according to Mandy Gerlach, COO of Baptist Outpatient Services.