Hospitals report on CRBSI

September 18, 2008

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San Juan Regional Medical Center is one of six New Mexico hospitals that are participating in the state Department of Health’s healthcare-associated infection pilot project. The hospitals will report data about healthcare-associated infections to the department, with the goal being reduction of healthcare-associated infections and their adverse effects on patients.

The six hospitals began reporting “central-line associated” bloodstream infections in July. Those are infections resulting from having an intravenous catheter and that can lead to bacteria invading a patient’s bloodstream if the IV is not managed properly.

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