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St. Luke’s East Hospital: Eliminating Unnecessary Central Lines Reduces CLABSI

Determining the necessity of a central line on a daily basis that proved most effective for Saint Luke's East Hospital in cutting its CLABSI rate.
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Providence: Reducing CAUTI and CLABSI Using an Intensive, On-site Assessment Model

Providence significantly reduced both CAUTI and CLABSI rates, which became elevated during the COVID-19 pandemic, by utilizing an intensive, on-site epidemiologic assessment model.

Improvement in Safety Culture Linked to Better Patient and Staff Outcomes

Report shows hospitals outperform pre-pandemic levels, boosting patient safety, care experience and workforce resilience.

ASHE ICRA 2.0® Process Guide

The ASHE ICRA 2.0® Process Guide is your how-to manual for successfully engaging the ASHE ICRA 2.0 tool. It closely follows the steps outlined on the form, but it also helps you understand where the ASHE ICRA 2.0 fits within the larger project plan and who you should include on the ASHE ICRA 2.0 team.
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Trailblazers: Small Things Matter in Infection Prevention

A new AHA Trailblazers report, “Small Things Matter in Infection Prevention,” explores how hospitals are expanding surveillance programs to include peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVCs) and other vascular access devices — an area that represents both high volume and untapped opportunity for infection prevention.

Small Things Matter in Infection Prevention

How hospitals expand infection prevention and surveillance to reduce bloodstream infections and improve patient safety. - TrailBlazers
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Advocate Condell Hospital: Improving Process to Improve Infection Prevention and Control

To reduce infection rates more effectively, successful hospitals and health systems are focusing on the fundamentals. For Advocate Condell Hospital, the focus is on process improvements.
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Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center: Focusing on Details and Emphasizing Transparency Helps Reduce HAIs

Observing an uptick in health care-associated infections during the COVID-19 pandemic, the hospital epidemiology and infection control (HEIC) team at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center took action to reverse the trend.

Supplemental Infection Prevention and Control Considerations

This supplement focuses on the roles of two leaders—the Facility Engineer and the Infection Preventionist—and how they can collaborate in all mitigation, preparation, response, and recovery stages.

Ventilation Quick Guides

ASHE has released Ventilation Guidance and Quick Guidesto help make knowledgeable decisions regarding ventilation in health care settings