Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) names 6 new academic institutions to itsPrevention Epicenter program. These new Prevention Epicenters will join the 5 existing institutions working to discover new ways to protect patients from dangerous germs.
- Emory University
- The Johns Hopkins University
- University of Illinois, Chicago
- University of Iowa
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
- University of Utah
CDC’s existing Prevention Epicenters are:
- Cook County Health & Hospital System and Rush University Medical Center
- Duke University
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and University of California, Irvine
- University of Pennsylvania
- Washington University
Also released today, on CDC’s Safe Healthcare Blog, John Jernigan, Director of the Office of Prevention Research and Evaluation with CDC, discusses how research from the Prevention Epicenters will help hospitals stop the spread of bacteria to protect both healthcare providers and patients. Join the conversation at:http://blogs.cdc.gov/ safehealthcare/.
For more information about the Prevention Epicenter Program and past awardees, visit: http://www.cdc.gov/hai/ epicenters/.
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