NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull, commonly known as Woodhull Hospital, has been commended for its outstanding contribution towards reducing healthcare associated infections. The hospital has marked a significant milestone by curbing the use of urinary catheters and central line catheters and by achieving six consecutive quarters of zero central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs). These remarkable accomplishments…
Healthcare professionals universally recognize the importance of infection control to safeguard patient health, with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) posing a crucial challenge. This particularly resilient bacterium has evolved to resist specific antibiotics, making it a formidable opponent in human infections that are difficult to treat. Given the high vulnerability of healthcare environments to MRSA due…