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These Mass Hospitals Rank Best In Patient Safety - But National Infection Rates Stay High These Mass Hospitals Rank Best In Patient Safety - But National Infection Rates Stay High
These Mass Hospitals Rank Best In Patient Safety - But National Infection Rates Stay High A national nonprofit health care watchdog scored US hospitals on measures that include rates of dangerous objects left in patients' bodies, death from treatable serious complications, and infections after surgery. Massachusetts was ranked the 10th best state for patient safety nationally, according to the newest Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades report, released on Wednesday, May 3, that scores nearly 3,000 American general acute-care hospitals. The new report also revealed that rates of deadly healthcare-related infections have stayed high since peaking during the COVID-19 pandemic.  “T…

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Outbreak Of Drug-Resistant 'Superbug' Under Investigation In US Outbreak Of Drug-Resistant 'Superbug' Under Investigation In US
Outbreak Of Drug-Resistant 'Superbug' Under Investigation In US An outbreak of Candida auris, a serious fungal infection that is often resistant to multiple antifungal medicines, is being investigated in the United States. The Oregon Health Authority said in a statement on Tuesday, Dec. 28 that three cases of the so-called "Superbug" -- the first-ever in the state's history -- have been detected. The infection has only recently appeared in the United States after first identified in 2009 in Asia, according to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC). The first Oregon case, confirmed on Friday, Dec. 17 at Salem Hospital, involved a pa…

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by Joe Lombardi