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 ...

Carol Blanar, RN, CNOR, executive director of the Indiana Federation of Ambulatory Surgical Centers, shares six ways Indiana ASCs can strengthen their infection control programs right now. 1. Appoint ...

Infection prevention in senior living facilities has come a long way since the onset of COVID-19, but significant risks remain. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an ...

The fungal infection mainly spreads among vulnerable patients in hospitals, long-term care facilities and skilled nursing sites. Somewhere between 30 percent and 60 percent of people infected with C.

CHICAGO (AP) -- An influential hospital regulatory group said Wednesday it is stepping up efforts to reduce fatal infections contracted by hospitalized patients after criticism that it's not doing its ...

In the fast-paced environment of dental offices, infection control protocols are essential to ensuring patient safety and maintaining a high standard of care. However, the mantra "If you don't write ...

Oregon hospitals have been making progress in reducing health care-associated infections (HAIs), but they still fall short in ...

According to new data from the Oregon Health Authority, Oregon hospitals made gains in lowering the number of health ...

A recent graduate of the Dornsife School of Public Health (DSPH) at Drexel University, Ashley Diamond, Master of Public Health (MPH) in Epidemiology and minor in Infection Control ’23, is now working ...