SHOBHA SHUKLA | When we go to seek healthcare in hospitals or other healthcare settings, getting infected with hospital-acquired infections instead, is not part of the deal. “Why are hospital-acquired ...
What’s the most infectious thing in a hospital?” executive director Joyce (Wendi McLendon-Covey) asks emergency room staff in St. Denis Medical’s pilot. C. diff? No. Antibiotic-resistant staff? Wrong.
A majority (90%) of the pharmacy directors surveyed allowed patients to use their own medications in the hospital. Elderly patients were most likely to bring their own personal medications to use ...