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7 4 • 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 7 • Everybody plays a part. Teamwork and a commitment to continual process improvements have helped Community Hospital in McCook, Neb., reduce its SSIs for each of the past 5 years. All surgical staff members are educated on proper cleaning methods using AORN's Environmental Cleaning Tool Kit, and every sterile processing staffer is certified. Also, an instrument-tracking program has set the standard for moni- toring and reporting infections. For the 4.5 years leading up to June 2017, the hospital has been 99% compliant on Surgical Care Improvement Project measures. In that same time frame, the hospital's infection rate has been a sparkling 0.4%, according to Director of Surgical Services Molly Herzberg, RN, BSN, CNOR. • Scope vigilance. From disposable tip covers during storage to bedside pre-cleaning kits to transportation containers, BridgePoint Hospital in Washington, D.C., has tightened the clamps on its endoscope-reprocessing protocol as a way to limit infection risk. When it was "having questions" with its bronchoscopes, for example, the hospital switched to a com- pletely disposable product to ensure that patients were not being exposed to high-level disinfectant or bioburden, says Sherry Walker, MSN, BSN, RN, CNOR, the hospital's director of surgical services. The team continues to seek new ways to prevent SSIs, but its efforts thus far appear to be paying divi- dends. Ms. Walker describes the hospitals surgical infection rate as "nonexistent." • Immediate improvement. ProMedica Fostoria (Ohio) HONORABLE MENTIONS Showing No Mercy To Infection Risks

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