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IHI.org has two types of Improvement Stories:

IHI.org Stories that describe the changes and results in specific organizations.
Improvement Project Reports from IHI.org users that describe improvement projects in their organizations.

We all learn from others' experiences testing and implementing changes in real settings — who should be on the team; what measures were tracked; which changes worked best or didn't work at all; and what lessons were learned.

Improvement Project Reports, submitted by IHI.org users, accelerate our learning. In the spirit of "all teach, all learn," we encourage you to share your Improvement Report with the IHI.org community. Please click the Submit an Improvement Report button below.

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Reducing Hospital-Acquired Clostridium difficile on a Medical-Renal Unit
The quest to reduce Clostridium difficile infections on the Medical-Renal population led Providence St. Peter Hospital (Olympia, Washington, USA) to focus on improving hand hygiene, adherence to contact precautions, and environmental disinfection.

Reducing Healthcare-Associated MRSA Infections on a Surgical Unit
St. John's Regional Health Center (Springfield, Missouri, USA) reduced hospital-acquired infections through their work in an IHI Learning and Innovation Community.

What Zero Looks Like: Eliminating Hospital-Acquired Infections
As much as public awareness of the problem has grown, most patients might still be surprised to learn that infections contracted during a hospital stay are a significant cause of death in the US. Learn how hospitals have significantly reduced their monthly hospital-acquired infection rates, some down to zero.

Reducing Hospital-Acquired Infections in a Long-Term Acute Care Hospital
Windy Hill Hospital (Marietta, Georgia, USA) has significantly reduced the number of hospital-acquired infections caused by MRSA, VRE, and C. difficile by implementing admission surveillance cultures and improving hand hygiene, among other improvements.

Reducing Hospital-Acquired Infections in a Skilled Care Unit
Seeking to reduce rates of infection on the Transitional Care Unit, St. Luke’s Hospital (Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA) initiated several strategies to prevent transmission, resulting in improvement in C. diff and MRSA rates and other key measures.

Reducing MRSA Infections: Staying One Step Ahead
When it comes to fighting certain serious infections, the efforts of patients and providers alike can sometimes take on heroic proportions. This is especially true when the stakes are high and the infection is not easily eradicated, like methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).

It Works!! Seek, Identify, and Isolate MRSA and VRE Carriers
Mercy Medical Center (Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA) initiated an aggressive identification program to identify and isolate persons at risk for carriage of MRSA and VRE. Since September 2003 the number of MRSA infections has decreased by 31 percent, and the number of VRE infections has decreased by 38 percent.



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