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OR Excellence Awards - September 2018 - Subscribe to Outpatient Surgery Magazine

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prepping and patient care practices, but weren't able to pin- point significant issues that would have led to such a worrisome jump in SSIs. Still, they had to do some- thing to address the issue. The facility's infec- tion preventionist and a general surgeon led the staff on a back-to- basics approach to infection prevention practices. Their efforts worked: Last year, the hospital's infection rate dropped to 5.5%. It was a decrease wor- thy of recognition and celebration, but Atrium Health wins the 2018 OR Excellence Award in Infection Prevention for refusing to settle for good results when they knew they were capable of achieving great outcomes. "It was motivating to see positive change," says Teresa Burwell, MHR, BSN, RN, NE-BC, CGRN, the hospital's director of perioperative services. "When we realized such a big drop in SSI rates after making small adjustments, we wondered how much better our infection pre- 7 8 • O U T PA T I E N T S U R G E R Y M A G A Z I N E • S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 8 • FRESH START The surgical team dons clean gloves and gowns to close incisions with the aim of reducing the risk of contaminating the wound with bacteria. Atrium Health-CHS Lincoln

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