35 LeadingAge MN Members Recognized as Infection Prevention & Control Data Champions
Posted on February 26, 2019 by Sue Boyd
Congratulations to the following LeadingAge Minnesota members for being named Infection Prevention and Control Data Champions by Lake Superior Quality Innovation Network:
Avera Morningside Heights Care Center
Benedictine Health Center at Innsbruck
Camilia Rose Care Center
Capitol View Transitional Care Center
Carris Health Care Center Therapy Suites
Cerenity Care Center – Marion
Clarkfield Care Center
Colonial Acres Health Care Center
Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute’s TRP
Ecumen North Branch
Ecumen Scenic Shores
Emmanuel Nursing Home
Essentia Health – Homestead
Essentia Health Living Center - Fosston
Essentia Health Northern Pines Care Center
Essentia Health Oak Crossing
Glencoe Regional Health Services
Grand Village
Hendricks Community Hospital Association Nursing Home
Heritage Living Center
Johnson Memorial Hospital & Home
Lake Minnetonka Shores
Luther Haven
Lyngblomsten Care Center
Mayo Clinic Health System – Lake City
Meadows on Fairview
Mille Lacs Health System
Park View Care Center
Ramsey County Care Center
Ridgeview Le Sueur Nursing & Rehab Center
St. Gertrude’s Health & Rehabilitation Center
St. John’s Lutheran Home
St. Mark’s Lutheran Home
St, Therese Home
Sunnyside Health and Care Center
These nursing homes were honored in recognition of their successful participation in the national Nursing Home C. difficile initiative, which is part of a nationwide partnership between state and federal public health agencies, health care facilities, providers and infection control personnel. The initiative aimed to understand more clearly how often the bacteria Clostridiodes difficile (C. difficile) causes infections in nursing home residents.
As participants, these members collected their C. difficile data and submitted into the CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) database. This baseline data is important in the quality reporting and reduction of C. difficile infections in nursing homes.
The Nursing Home C. difficile initiative is directed by Stratis Health, part of the Lake Superior Quality Innovation Network who supported nursing homes with how to submit infection data, as well as how to implement antibiotic stewardship principles and other quality improvement practices.
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