UPMC Memorial Among Top U.S. Hospitals with Zero MRSA Infections
- UPMC Memorial is among the 296 U.S. hospitals to have a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusinfection rate of zero, as based on the health care-associated infections dataset from CMS.
- The Healthcare Associated Infections-Hospital database uses measures — developed by the CDC and collected through the National Healthcare Safety Network — that show how often patients contract certain infections during the course of medical treatment.
- Data was collected from July 2023 to June 2024 and was last updated April 30.
- The CDC calculates a standardized infection ratio, which may take into account care location, number of patients with an existing infection, lab methods, hospital affiliation with a medical school, hospital bed size, patient age and patient health.
- The distinction was covered by Beckers Hospital Review.
Pennsylvania Perinatal Quality Collaborative Recognizes UPMC Hanover for Excellence in Maternal Care Initiatives
- UPMC Hanover has been recognized with four gold designations for its excellence in quality improvement initiatives focusing on maternal care by the Pennsylvania Perinatal Quality Collaborative (PA PQC). A gold designation signifies a hospital's proven commitment to health equity and patient voice in their quality improvement work.
- UPMC Hanover's four gold designations recognize its work in establishing multidisciplinary teams that have demonstrated improvements in maternal and newborn care by sharing best practices and data in their hospital and community, with a proven commitment to furthering health equity goals and patient participation in their quality improvement work.
- Hospitals had the opportunity to earn a Designation for each 2024-25 PA PQC initiative that they actively participated in, including: Immediate Postpartum Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (IPLARC), substance use disorders (SUD), and substance exposed newborn (SEN).
- In addition to UPMC Hanover, two other Magee-Womens facilities in Central Pa., UPMC Harrisburg and UPMC Memorial, have been recognized with Designation Awards from PA PQC.