The first African-American to join the American Society for Microbiology was a woman. The first African-American to receive a PhD in Microbiology was...
Posts by Erica Mitchell:
Over the past few posts, we have been looking at how ideas make their way to hospital decision-makers. Nurses play a crucial role in patient care,...
One of the many concepts that have entered the public consciousness since the COVID-19 pandemic is the idea of healthcare equity. Issues of race are...
While the general population may use terms like sterilizer, disinfectant and sanitizer interchangeably, they actually have very specific definitions...
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Who Makes Decisions about Infection Prevention in a Private (Non-Government Owned) Hospital?
Hospitals are the setting for countless decisions each day, decisions that impact patient outcomes, financial investments, community health and so...
In earlier posts, we've examined the degree of cleanliness required for specific items as well as what the EPA requires to make claims about...
Probably no other organizational entity has the human resources complexity of a hospital. Healthcare facilities bring together not just medical...
A recent article in Infection Control Today considered a C-suite position for infection prevention, its adoption nationwide, and its potential to...
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Hospital Acquired Infections and Hospitals Acquired by Private Equity: The Dangerous Correlation
About a quarter of American hospitals are for-profit, that is, they are operated to generate profit for owners and stakeholders. A subsection of...
In the traditional Christmas story from the New Testament, three Magi arrived from the East with three gifts for the newborn Jesus: Frankincense,...
Over the past years, and with an uptick since COVID, the acronym "ESG" has been popping up in discussions related to investing, corporate values, and...
Ever since the COVID pandemic, hospitals have become more adept at thinking outside the box, or rather, outside the patient room. For some hospitals,...