Closed windows and a lack of natural ventilation in multi-bed units were shown to increase patients' risk of airborne infections, in a Building and Environment Journal study.
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The development of new antibiotics to treat infections caused by drug-resistant bacteria is "alarmingly slow," according to a report by the Infectious Diseases Society of America published in Clinical Infectious Diseases.
Jeff Peo is the vice president of acquisitions and business development at Ambulatory Surgical Centers of America.
The Food and Drug Administration has issued a Safety Communication notifying healthcare providers of the risk of infection from worn medical bed mattress covers.
At the 11th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference, in Chicago, industry experts will lead a keynote panel titled "What Will Healthcare Reform Mean for Orthopedics, Spine, Pain Management and ASCs."
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Using a basin, soap and water to bathe bed-bound hospitalized patients is no longer the recommended standard of practice, according to an American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Practice Alert.
ASCA held their annual meeting in Boston this past week.
Here are seven things for ambulatory surgery center leaders to know for Monday, April 22, 2013.
In 2010, Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford, Conn., implemented the World Health Organization's Surgical Safety Checklist to reduce infection rates in the operating room. While a checklist is a simple tool, successfully using the checklist was harder…
Scottsdale-based Arizona Pain Specialists announced the addition of pain physician Jack Anderson, MD, to its medical staff and the opening of a new clinic in Phoenix.