V.A. Hospitals Reducing Deadly Infections

An aggressive four-year effort to reduce the spread of deadly bacterial infections at veterans’ hospitals is showing impressive results, according to a recent New York Times article. This study of 153 Veterans Affairs hospitals across the country found a 62% decrease in the rate of infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in intensive care units over a 32- month period. These study results may have broad implications for medical centers nationwide.