Kimberly-Clark Health Care, Roswell, Ga, is spearheading a new campaign to educate health care workers and support efforts to reduce the spread of health care associated infections (HAIs) in hospitals nationwide.
Some 1.7 million infections impact hospital patients annually, costing hospitals an estimated $4.5 billion in additional medical costs, according to the Centers for Disease Control and other health care officials.
The Not on My Watch campaign features a 30-city mobile tour visiting 39 hospitals in eight months. The 45-foot-long tour bus is a mobile classroom outfitted for interactive training, continuing education (CE), and continuing medical education (CME) courses on HAI management and prevention.
HAIs arise in virtually every hospital and can result in longer stays, more procedures, and added health care costs. A HAI is an infection acquired by a patient while receiving medical care or treatment in a hospital or health care facility. The CDC reports surgical site infection affects more than 370,000 patients nationwide annually.
Caregivers are required by state law to complete CE and CME hours to maintain their licenses, and the company’s campaign delivers courses to the doorstep.
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