1. Medicare Publishes Patient Safety Ratings for Thousands of Hospitals.

2. 6 Recommendations to Prevent Surgical Fires.

3. What Types of Curtains Should Be Used in Patient Bays: Q&A With Phenelle Segal of Infection Control Consulting Services.  

4. Patient Safety Tool: Surgical Fire Prevention Poster. Note: Have you visited our Database of Downloadable Patient Safety Tools & Resources recently? It now features more than 150 reports providing links to checklists, posters, videos, toolkits, quizzes and more! Have something you would like to contribute? Email rob@beckersasc.com.   

5. Upcoming Free Webinar: "Best of Both Worlds For Your ASC: Increasing Productivity and Raising Standards in Sterilization" (Oct. 26; 1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. CDT). Spots are going quickly. Reserve yours today!

6. Patient Safety Tool: Anesthesia Awareness Policy.

7. Older Patients at Greater Risk During Surgery Center Care Transitions.

8.  Vanderbilt University's 'Flulapalooza' Doubles World Record for Vaccinations. 

9. Thomson Reuters Introduces Infection Control Dashboard.

10. Canadian Specialists Discover New Strain of Deadly Superbug.

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