>2010 Hospital Performance Report: Hackensack University Medical Center and The Valley Hospital – have higher than expected rates of central-line associated bloodstream infections
State releases hospital performance reports
Friday, January 14, 2011
BY LINDY WASHBURN
THE RECORD
STAFF WRITER
The state issued its 2010 Hospital Performance Report today, including information for each hospital about patient safety, the quality of care provided and – for the first time – the rate of hospital-acquired infections among patients.
The new information shows that two hospitals in North Jersey – Hackensack University Medical Center and The Valley Hospital – have higher than expected rates of central-line associated bloodstream infections, while Englewood Hospital Medical Center has a lower than expected rate.
These infections occur when bacteria or other germs travel down a “central line” such as a catheter used to administer medicine, and enter the blood. They are very difficult to treat, and are fatal in 12 to 25 percent of cases.
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