The owner of a Florida hospital recently acquired from bankrupt Steward Health Care System said the facility, which had fallen into disrepair and became infested with bats, will now shut down. Orlando ...

C. difficile (C. diff) is one of the most common and contagious hospital-acquired infections. Research has found that C. diff spreads more than three times more than previously thought. C. diff can ...

Effective July 1, CMS will expand its non-payment policy for hospital-acquired conditions beyond Medicare to Medicaid patients, intensifying pressure on private hospitals to prevent HACs. Based on our ...

Using advanced diagnostics and improved modeling, the CDC reveals which foodborne bugs are making Americans sick—and how many end up in hospital beds or worse. Study: Foodborne Illness Acquired in the ...