Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are a serious concern in the United States. Billions of dollars are spent every year on treating hospital-acquired infections, and approximately 100,000 deaths occur every year from what are mostly preventable...
Hospitals Turning to Infection-Fighting Products to Reduce Illness and Death
Despite hospitals taking measures to reduce the number of patients who are infected with “superbugs,” hospital-acquired infections that are difficult to treat, the numbers continue to be significant. According to the Centers for Disease...
How Being An Organ Donor Saved One Lady’s Life
Imagine being prepped to have your organs removed for transplant, except… you are still alive!
In 2009, Colleen Burns, 40-year-old mother of three, was taken to St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center in Syracuse, New York for a drug...