Riverside Medical Center has earned a spot on a prestigious national hospital list thanks to its exemplary infection prevention efforts. The prestigious recognition is due to the hospital’s achievement of a zero rate in catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs). This commendable accomplishment is referenced against data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the Healthcare-Associated Infections hospital database, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Consequently, Riverside now finds itself as one of only 23 hospitals in Illinois with this distinction, and furthermore, present in less than 10% of U.S. hospitals that have also managed to earn this honor. The rate calculation takes into consideration various factors. The CDC utilizes a standardized infection ratio, carefully considering factors such as the location of care, the number of patients with an existing infection, the laboratory methods employed, the hospital’s connection to a medical school, the size of the hospital bed, the patient’s age, and overall health. The ratio applies uniformly to all patients treated in acute care hospitals, addressing the full spectrum of care from adult, pediatric, neonatal, to Medicare and non-Medicare patients.
Riverside’s chief nursing officer and vice president of nursing, Ellen Bolino, relayed that commitment to delivering safe, quality care is the cornerstone to their medical offering, and achieving a zero CAUTI rate is a testament to the unwavering dedication of their entire team for protecting each and every patient that seeks treatment from them.