Marita Nash, environmental services director at Hunterdon Medical Center, and her colleague Kathy Roye-Horn, Hunterdon's infection-prevention director, are on the front lines of one of the most critical battles in health care- keeping virulent hospital infections at bay. Their New Jersey-based hospital cut its rates of deadly infections and has now launched a national program
Marita Nash, environmental services director at Hunterdon Medical Center, and her colleague Kathy Roye-Horn, Hunterdon's infection-prevention director, are on the front lines of one of the most critical battles in health care- keeping virulent hospital infections at bay. Their New Jersey-based hospital cut its rates of deadly infections and has now launched a national program to help educate infection control officials and cleaning staff. The federal government estimates that one in 20 patients who enter a hospital get potentially deadly infections, particularly from touching common surfaces such as sink faucets and TV remote controls, and institutions are now under increasing pressure to clean up their act. The government’s goal is to reduce hospital infections and other preventable problems by 40% next year from 2010 levels.
The Wall Street Journal, 6/6/2012
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