A B.C.-led clinical research team is behind a study that could help improve care for critically ill patients in intensive care units worldwide. Researchers from Royal Columbian Hospital and Simon Fraser University have published ...
May 19, 2026
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Rounds focused on critically ill pediatric patients at the greatest risk for developing health care–associated conditions (HACs) reduced the rate of specific HACs by nearly 50% at a Colorado hospital, according to a study ...
Feb 8, 2026
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A concerted effort to improve the workplace culture at a California hospital produced a variety of significant improvements, with an impact far beyond the initial goals, according to an article in Critical Care Nurse.
Oct 1, 2025
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Inadequate infection prevention and control staffing levels are associated with higher rates of health care-associated infections, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Infection Control.
Oct 10, 2024
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Central catheter rounds serve as an important adjunct to bundles designed to prevent central line–associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs), according to a study published in Critical Care Nurse.
Aug 1, 2024
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Organizations like the Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation have made it their mission to help accelerate scientific breakthroughs in hopes of someday reducing the number of children who die from cancer to zero. There are ...
Jun 18, 2024
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In an era of hospital budget cuts and staffing freezes, a Florida hospital more than doubled staff positions for infection prevention and control (IPC) over a four-year period, reducing infections and creating opportunities ...
Jun 4, 2024
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A new proof-of-concept study published in the American Journal of Infection Control reports that artificial intelligence (AI) technologies can accurately identify cases of health care-associated infections (HAI) even in complex ...
Mar 14, 2024
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There are racial and ethnic disparities in safety events for hospitalized children, according to a study published online Feb. 12 in Pediatrics.
Feb 13, 2024
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Hospital-acquired adverse events are increased in association with private equity acquisition of hospitals, according to a study published in the Dec. 26 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Jan 1, 2024
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