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Milton S. Hershey Medical Center strengthens readiness to care for patients with rare, high risk infectious diseases

Backed by a recent $500,000 federal grant, Penn State Health’s Milton S. Hershey Medical Center will strengthen its role as a Level 2 Special Pathogen Treatment Center, enhancing its ability to care for patients with rare, high-risk infectious diseases. Backed by a $500,000 federal grant, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center will strengthen its role as a Level 2 Special Pathogen Treatment Center

Exchange26 Education and Solution Summit

Mark your calendars for Exchange26 Summit! The best event for health care environmental services leaders to learn and network with other hospital EVS professionals.

AHE Exchange Conference for Hospital EVS Leaders and Professionals

AHE Education & Solution Summit is the best event for health care environmental services leaders. Learn and network with other hospital EVS professionals.

Mpox patients gain days of clarity, as Harborview Medical Center clinicians became adept at early identification

Recent research findings, authored in part by UW Medicine, showed that during western Washington’s 2022 mpox outbreak, emergency response teams were highly accurate at identifying suspected mpox and providing same-day care.

Study: Two-dose antibiotic may be as effective as IV therapy for serious staph infections 

A study published by JAMA Aug. 13 found that a two-dose antibiotic treatment could be just as effective as traditional long-term IV therapy for treating serious Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections.

CDC says COVID-19 cases growing or likely growing in 45 states 

COVID-19 infections are growing or likely growing in 45 states and not changing in five states, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Aug. 8. Wastewater levels for COVID-19 have been classified as moderate nationwide, with the highest detected in the Western U.S. 

AHA podcast: 20% Drop in Sepsis Mortality — Inside Ochsner Health’s Life-Saving Strategy 

Ochsner Health's Stephen Saenz, sepsis program manager, and Teresa Arrington, director of robust process improvement for quality and patient safety, reveal how a mix of smart technology, clinician-led design and flexible implementation reduced sepsis-related mortality by 20% across its health system.

Webinars: Infection Prevention and Epidemiology

Browse the Association for the Health Care Environment's on-demand webinars page on the topic of infection prevention and epidemiology.

Exchange25 Education and Solution Summit

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Getting to Near Zero with Infection Prevention

Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are a big problem in health systems across the country.