Mission Health
• 11 central-line-associated bloodstream infections
• 11 MRSA infections
• 127 C. diff infections
• 3 surgical-site infections after abdominal hysterectomies
• 14 SSIs after colon surgeries
• 28 catheter-associated urinary-tract infections
Mission Health is a 716-bed, acute-care hospital based in Asheville, N.C.
Park Ridge Health
• 0 central-line-associated bloodstream infections
• 0 MRSA infections
• 13 C. diff infections
• 0 surgical-site infections after abdominal hysterectomies
• 1 SSI after colon surgeries
• 0 catheter-associated urinary-tract infections
Park Ridge is a 98-bed, acute-care hospital in Hendersonville. It’s part of the Adventist Health System.
Source: The 2015 N.C. Healthcare-Associated Infection Report
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