Hospital Infection

June 18, 2007 - 4:12pm
PRESS RELEASE

Senate Approves Buono Measure to Knock Out Drug-Resistant Germs

Senator Barbara Buono today welcomed Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee approval of her bill to require hospitals to implement more stringent infection prevention programs targeted at limiting the number of antibiotic-resistant staph infections.

"Infections by these so-called supergerms are becoming an increasing problem in hospitals nationwide," said Senator Buono, D-Middlesex. "By implementing some rather simple precautionary measures, we can save countless lives and billions of dollars each year."

June 18, 2007 - 2:51pm
PRESS RELEASE

Vitale Bill to Increase Hospital Infection Reporting and Prevention Advances in Senate

VITALE BILL TO INCREASE HOSPITAL INFECTION REPORTING AND PREVENTION ADVANCES IN SENATE

TRENTON - A bill sponsored by Senator Joseph F. Vitale which would require hospitals to report to the public certain information regarding infection rates was approved today by the Senate by a vote of 36-0.

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