Advanceweb.com, a website dedicated to serving the healthcare community, published an article outlining Pacific Hospital of Long Beach's strategy for infection control. The article is written from a nursing perspective and goes into details about the measures taken at Pacific Hospital that differ from other hospitals.
Read the article on advanceweb.com: Eradicating Infection
CNN published an article about the C. diff infection and its spread throughout hospitals. The article mentions Pacific Hospital of Long Beach who got it's C. diff infection rate down to zero. PHLB's Epidemiologist, Dr. Alfonso Torress-Cook, is also featured in the article voicing his frustrations with all too common attitudes toward the C. diff infection.
You can read the article on CNN Health: Don't let a hospital kill your child
The California Report provides daily coverage of issues, trends, and public policy decisions affecting California and its diverse population. Their report, which was featured on KQED Radio, focuses on our continued strides in reducing infections at Pacific Hospital of Long Beach.
The reporters were given a tour of our facilities and had a first-hand look at the measures we take to increase your safety.
Please take some time to listen to the report and view the interactive report.
Listen to the report here:
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