Infection control issues in the environment of care /

Disease-causing organisms result in nearly two million infections in hospitals each year and nearly 88,000 patients die as a result. The text addresses the unique infection control issues within the environment of care for all health care settings.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oakbrook Terrace, Ill. : Joint Commission Resources, [2005]
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Overview
  • Personnel
  • Equipment
  • Utilities
  • Environmental services
  • Construction
  • Emergency management
  • Performance improvement and measurement
  • Appendix A : Overview of the CDC's guidelines for environmental infection control in health care facilities
  • Appendix B : Performance measures for the CDC's guidelines for environmental infection control in health care facilities