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Study finds pandemic worsened patient safety measures
Rates of falls, bloodstream infections from central line catheters, catheter-associated urinary tract infections, pressure ulcers and pneumonia associated with ventilator use increased significantly during the pandemic and have not yet returned to pre-pandemic levels, a study found.
COVID-19 Resources for Health Care Facilities
COVID-19 resources that cover critical hospital operations such as air quality, safety and security, emergency preparedness and infection prevention.
COVID-19 surges linked to greater risks for all hospitalized patients
Hospitals with greater COVID-19 patient loads confronted higher adverse events for all patients, an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality study found.
Chair File: Ensuring a Culture of Safety to Protect our Patients and Care Teams
News coverage continues to show that many hospitals have been stretched beyond capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic. Each wave has brought incredible pressure on our health care workforce, and the physical and emotional exhaustion is leading to ever greater staff shortages at hospitals.
Nurses balance patient safety, staffing needs during omicron surge
Changes to guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have left nurses who test positive for COVID-19 questioning how best to protect their patients.
Vaccine Trust in Marginalized Communities With Children's National Hospital
Parents will do anything to keep their kids healthy, yet many children remain unvaccinated for COVID-19.
AHA Living Learning Network (LLN) | Center
A virtual community focused on transforming health care and public health through peer-to-peer sharing of knowledge and concerns on pressing topics.
Hospital visitation restrictions hurt patients and nurses
In an op-ed in Medpage Today, Karen Cox, PhD, RN, and Tejal K. Gandhi, MD, MPH, called patient visitation “a silent safety net,” which improves patient outcomes and reduces
Project Firstline | Center
A national training collaborative that aims to provide every person working in a U.S. healthcare facility the foundation for infection control to protect the nation from infectious disease threats, such as COVID-19.
How St. Luke’s Confronted the Virus Triple Threat
With fall approaching, health officials across the country are once again bracing for a rise in respiratory illnesses, including the triple threat of COVID-19, flu and RSV.