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Rates of preventable infections vary at Bay Area hospitals, state data show - Inside Bay Area
HOSPITAL safe practices
Percentages of times that East Bay intensive-care unit workers followed all eight recommended safety procedures when inserting central lines, which are catheters in a major blood vessel, from January 2009 to March 2010.
Facility Percent of time checklist followed:
Alameda Hospital 53.6
Alta Bates Summit, Oakland and Berkeley 95.2
Children's Hospital Oakland 98.1
Contra Costa Regional, Martinez 89.2
Doctors Medical Center, San Pablo 83.6
Eden Medical Center, Castro Valley 96.9
Highland Hospital, Oakland 99.2
John Muir Medical Center, Concord 96.9
John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek 94.5
Kaiser Permanente, Antioch 76.9
Kaiser Permanente, Fremont and Hayward 94.7
Kaiser Permanente, Oakland and Richmond 83.9
Kaiser Permanente, Walnut Creek 99.8
San Ramon Regional Medical Center 100
St. Rose Hospital, Hayward 100
Sutter Delta Medical Center, Antioch 99.3
ValleyCare Medical Center, Pleasanton 87.1
Washington Hospital, Fremont No report
Source: California Department of Public Health
HOSPITAL safe practices
Percentages of times that South Bay intensive-care unit workers followed all eight recommended safety procedures when inserting central lines, which are catheters in a major blood vessel, from January 2009 to March 2010.
To see all six state reports on hospital infections, including an interactive map, go to : http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/hai/Pages/HealthcareAssociatedInfections.aspx
Facility % of times safety checklist followed :
El Camino Hospital, Mountain View 94.3
El Camino Hospital, Los Gatos 100.0
Good Samaritan Hospital, San Jose 95.6
Kaiser Permanente, Redwood City 91.2
Kaiser Permanente, San Jose 97.0
Kaiser Permanente, Santa Clara 75.6
Mills-Peninsula, Burlingame and San Mateo 93.5
O'Connor Hospital, San Jose 75.3
Regional Medical Center, San Jose 75.0
Saint Louise Regional Hospital, Gilroy 91.3
San Mateo Medical Center 58.9
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, San Jose 91.7
Sequoia Hospital, Redwood City 97.4
Seton, Daly City and Moss Beach 95.8
Stanford Hospital, Palo Alto* 99.7
* Stanford's numbers reflect adherence with seven safety procedures rather than the eight used by most other hospitals.
Source: California Department of Public Health
TIPS FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS
To protect yourself or others from hospital infections:
Make sure employees cleanse their hands each time they enter the room to touch a patient.
Clean your hands when you visit a patient.
If a central line or catheter is being installed, make sure the hospital worker wears a mask, cap, sterile gloves and gown and uses an antiseptic cleanser on the patient's skin.
Ask if a central line is needed and how long it should remain.
Speak up when employees do not follow safety practices.
Speak up if the skin around a central line is sore or red, or if bandages are wet or dirty.
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