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Ridgewood NJ, according to the LeapFrog Safety Guide, Valley Hospital dropped from a grade of A to a grade of B.
COVID created a was a difficult year for everybody and Valley Hospital was no exception . According to the The LeapFrog Safety Guide, the hospital fell short in the area of hand washing ;
“Hospitals should regularly monitor hand hygiene practices for everyone interacting with patients, and give feedback to ensure compliance. Hospitals should foster a culture of good hand hygiene, offer training and education, and provide equipment, such as paper towels, soap dispensers, and hand sanitizer.”
Staph bacteria are common in hospitals, but Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a type of staph bacteria that is resistant to (cannot be killed by) many antibiotics. MRSA can be found in bed linens or medical equipment and can be spread if providers do not properly wash their hands between patients. MRSA can cause life-threatening bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections.
The report added, ” Doctors and nurses should clean their hands after caring for every patient. Hospital rooms and medical equipment should be thoroughly cleaned often. Safer hospitals will also keep MRSA patients separate from other patients and require providers and visitors to wear gloves and gowns around these patients.”
Wonder how many people will die in the extra three minute ride to Paramus LOL
Hey you never know Every minute counts.
They are building a world class modern acute Care hospital from the ground up across from their own Pavillion modern Facility 2 minutes from route 17 and the Garden State Parkway for emergency care.
They could land a medicopter at at least 3 large open parking lots 1 to 2 blocks from the new modern avute care Hospital
Let’s see what’s going to happen down the road with the old hospital.
They are Paramus’ problem now.
That’s just great that the staff are not washing their hands enough. And that’s at a hospital. Can you imagine what goes on in some of these restaurants that are serving you food. I’ve seen people handle money and then touch your food. Disgusting