Hospital Related Infections

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Hospital Related Infections

It's ironic. Patients go to hospitals to get well -- but many of common and costly problems are caused by infections patients get while seeking care. With more than 99,000 people dying annually from such hospital-acquired infections, we...

It's ironic. Patients go to hospitals to get well -- but many of common and costly problems are caused by infections patients get while seeking care. With more than 99,000 people dying annually from such hospital-acquired infections, we look at how Maryland and other states are taking aim at eliminating them.

Guests

Brad Winters, MD/PhD

Anesthesiologist and Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine, Neurology and Surgery at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Denise Murphy

Vice President for Quality and Patient Safety at Main Line Health System in suburban Philadelphia.

Arjun Srinivasan, MD

Associate Director for Healthcare Associated Infection Prevention Programs in the Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Related Links

Center for Disease Control on Hospital Acquired Infections

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