Northwell Health, Henry Ford Health and Corewell Health are making strides in reducing sepsis deaths through one key factor: accountability. About 3 in 4 U.S. hospitals have a sepsis program, but only ...

The two-stage Clinical Decision Support system, a surveillance program used to monitor and reduce the risks of sepsis in hospitals, has been shown to reduce adverse sepsis-related outcomes for ...

Sepsis is a leading cause of death and disability and a key target of state and federal quality measures for hospitals. In-hospital mortality of patients with sepsis is frequently measured for ...

Christina Hornyak’s life was on the line, but she didn’t realize it. Weeks after she was diagnosed with a urinary tract infection, Hornyak found herself struggling. She had severe fatigue, mental fog, ...

“Sepsis is more deadly than heart attack and stroke combined — in fact it’s the deadliest, costliest, and arguably most complex condition facing hospitals today.” IntelliSep was cleared by the FDA in ...

Since Froedtert Hospital adopted the test, the mortality rate for sepsis patients has decreased by 42% and hospital length of stay has been reduced by nearly two days for patients with a suspected ...

For John Muren, the only thing harder than undergoing a colostomy procedure was fighting the infection afterward. I really didn't know what all I had. I just figured, well I'll fight it and see what ...

A hospital-acquired bacterium that causes serious infections can move from the lungs to the gut inside the same patient, raising the risk of life-threatening sepsis, new research reveals. Published in ...

The hospital has not had a central line-associated bloodstream infection or a catheter-associated urinary tract infection in the past eight months. AdventHealth Celebration hospital has made gains by ...

Hospitals across Oregon are falling below national standards in preventing infections, according to the Oregon Health ...