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As 2019 U.S. measles cases top 1,000, do you need a booster?
The number of measles cases in the United States recently topped 1,000, making it the greatest number of cases in a single year in nearly three decades and the most since the disease was eliminated from this country in 2000. Measles is so contagious that if one person has it, up to 90% of the…
HCA Healthcare technology saved nurse’s life by spotting deadly sepsis signs
Sabrina Burkdoll, an HCA Healthcare registered nurse, has heard the word “sepsis” her entire nursing career. She’s well-versed in the signs and symptoms of the deadly infection. She’s seen people enter the emergency room, clinging for life. She’s witnessed the devastation and mayhem surrounding a sepsis diagnosis for both patients and caregivers. Some patients lose…
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HCA Healthcare Celebrates Patient Safety Awareness Week
Happy Patient Safety Awareness Week 2019! HCA Healthcare has been an industry leader in patient safety long before it was an established discipline. It is first and foundational for who we are as an organization and what we stand for – safe, high-quality, and efficient care that we’d want for ourselves, our families and our…
ABATE Infection Trial: HCA Healthcare confronts healthcare-associated infections head-on
For more than a decade, HCA Healthcare has been a leader in the national effort to reduce healthcare-associated infections and provide a safer hospital environment for our patients. Today, we are thrilled to share the news that a companion study to 2013’s REDUCE MRSA, known as the Active Bathing to Eliminate Infection, or ABATE, Trial,…
7 misconceptions about the flu shot
This year marks the centennial anniversary of the 1918 influenza (flu) pandemic that is still remembered as one of the worst plagues in history. It’s estimated that 500 million people were infected by the 1918 flu virus and at least 50 million people or more died worldwide from the strain, including an estimated 675,000 Americans.…
Measles on the rise in the U.S. Here’s why and how to prevent it.
Measles is disease that, on a global basis, has been in decline for decades says Kenneth Sands, MD, HCA Healthcare’s Chief Epidemiologist. However, in the United States, cases of measles are on the increase. As of August 22, there have been 124 confirmed cases of the disease reported in 22 states and Washington, D.C. That’s…