Stafford Hospital will receive a 2010 Annual Award from the hospital association VHA for its success in preventing hospital-acquired MRSA for 738 consecutive days. The hospital said its success is due to an “obsession” with hand-washing, according to the report.
March 28 marked the first time a patient acquired a MRSA infection at Stafford Hospital since Feb. 2009, shortly after the hospital opened. Stafford has restarted its count of MRSA-free days, and currently stands at 23 days.
Read the Free Lance-Star report on the end of Stafford Hospital’s MRSA-free streak.
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