Florida hospital named in infection control lawsuit
Infection Control Weekly Monitor, February 11, 2009
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Last week, OSHA Healthcare Advisor posted news about a report from the Associated Press regarding a lawsuit that claimed a
The families of those children are suing St. Joseph’s Hospital Inc. alleging that the children died because of exposure to pathogenic fungi during renovations, which the hospital failed to seal off. A hospital spokesman told the AP that the hospital took necessary measures to prevent such infections including using barriers around construction areas, filtering the air, and monitoring ventilation systems.
Renovations at hospitals are a constant occurrence, and even the smallest ones can mean a lot of collaboration with infection control. OSHA Healthcare Advisor now features a checklist as well as an audio clip previewing HCPro’s upcoming February audio, “Infection Control During Construction and Renovation.”
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