Lancaster General Hospital was recently faulted by the state for mistakes including operating on the wrong leg and employees violating hand hygiene rules intended to protect patients from infections.

LANCASTER, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) recently faulted Lancaster General Hospital for mistakes that included operating on a patient's wrong leg and employee violations of hand ...

Hand hygiene remains a cornerstone of infection prevention in healthcare settings, vital for curtailing the transmission of multidrug‐resistant organisms and reducing the incidence of ...

The majority of germs that cause serious infections in humans are transmitted by people’s actions. One of the effective means to prevent these infections is by practicing good hand hygiene. Several ...

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