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Article: Hospital for Special Surgery is Only New York Hospital with Significantly Lower Surgical Site Infection Rate for Hip Replacement Compared to State Average.
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- June 30, 2009
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NEW YORK, June 30 /PRNewswire/ -- A new report on infection rates from the New York State Department of Health singles out Hospital for Special Surgery as the only hospital in New York State with a statistically lower rate of surgical site infection (SSI) compared to the state average for hip replacement/revision surgery.
"We emphasize infection control as a best practice," said Thomas P. Sculco, M.D., surgeon-in-chief of Hospital for Special Surgery, "and strive to maintain it at every level of patient care -- from washing hands to a clean and safe environment for our patients in the operating room and the entire hospital."
The report comparisons also ...