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“I’m Concerned About Sepsis!”

This blog is a part of a series that CDC launched to highlight the importance of patient safety by providing educational information and simple ways to help people stay informed on public safety topics. Read the blog below, authored by Dr. Carl Flatley, to learn more about sepsis and the importance of voicing your concerns Read More >

January 11, 2023 by Carl J. Flatley, DDS, MSD1 Comment

Healthcare-associated infections, Patient Stories and Patient Safety, Sepsis

Sepsis

Protecting Long-Term Care Residents from Sepsis

Long-term care (LTC) settings, such as nursing homes/skilled nursing facilities and assisted living, are home to individuals who are unable to live independently and who need a variety of services, including both medical and personal care. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, in 2015, there were 1.5 million residents living in nursing homes/skilled Read More >

September 13, 2022 by Heather Jones, DNP, NP-C5 Comments

Healthcare-associated infections, Infection Control and Prevention, Long Term Care (LTC), Sepsis

Healthcare-associated Infections, Infection Prevention, Long-term care staff, Sepsis

Clean Hands May Have Saved My Son’s Life

Describe what the image is intended to communicate—not what it looks like

As both a mom and preschool teacher, I have said “wash your hands” more times than I can imagine. Before my newborn son died in a hospital, I never imagined I needed to say it to a doctor. But if all healthcare personnel always used proper hand hygiene in my son’s care, sepsis may not Read More >

May 5, 2022 by Mary Ellen Mannix4 Comments

Infection Control and Prevention, Patient Stories and Patient Safety, Sepsis

Hand Hygiene

Sepsis Opportunities: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic

Sepsis is the body’s extreme response to an infection. It is a life-threatening medical emergency. Sepsis happens when an infection you already have triggers a chain reaction throughout your body. Infections that lead to sepsis most often start in the lung, urinary tract, skin, or gastrointestinal tract. Without timely treatment, sepsis can rapidly lead to Read More >

September 13, 2021 by Runa Gokhale, MD, MPH, and Raymund Dantes, MD, MPH5 Comments

Infection Control and Prevention, Sepsis

Care, Collaborative Research, COVID-19, Health Equity, Health Informatics, Preventing Infections, Sepsis, Survivors, Treatment, Vulnerable Populations

Sepsis Awareness Month: Why Sepsis Awareness Is More Important Than Ever

Denise Cardo, MD Director, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention In these unprecedented times, Sepsis Awareness Month is a moment for us to reflect on and recommit to focusing on the needs of the patient. Sepsis is the body’s extreme Read More >

September 11, 2020 by CDC's Safe Healthcare Blog30 Comments