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Volume1Issue2Fall2010IdeasforPreventionofNosocomialInfections1-3QuickResponseinManaginganInfectiousOutbreak2HowtoHandleInfectiousDiseasesWhenTheyComeintoYourHospital3StaffDepartmentListings4WearelookingalotlikeahospitalthesedaysAmajorityoftheworkbeingdoneisgettingthegutsofthehospitalinplacesuchastheductsystemelectricalplumbingcentralvacuumandtele-datalinesrun.Thedeckhasbeencompletedanditisexcitingtoseetheexteriorsidinggoingupitreallychangesthelookandfeelofthegrounds.Inthenextseveralweeksourgeothermalwellsgreenenergyforheatingandcoolingourbuildingwillbedrilledandtheparkinglotwillbelaid.Ourhospitalisyourhospitalsopleasecallonusanytimeforanythingweareatyourservice.DanielStobieDVMMSDACVSBrieMessierMBAHospitalAdministratorNicoleTassinaroBAMarketingDirectorEricDeRoseDVMSheilaGomezVMDGeorgeMotleyVMDJoshuaPortnerDVMDACVECCNancyVail-ArcherDVMStaceyRebelloDVMRosalieLoScrudatoDVMCVAChristopherWeisnerDVMReidGromanDVMDACVIMDACVECCMichaelDoolenDVMTammyAndersonDVMDACVIMKimberlyHammerVMDDACVIMJustinGuinanDVMJenniferKimDVMKristinaVygantasDVMDACVOMatthewGutmanDVMLisaDOriaPTCCRPJohnStobieDCRosalieLoScrudatoDVMCVADanielStobieDVMMSDACVSM.JoyWeinsteinVMDDACVSLauraCulbertDVMMSDACVSGarrettLevinDVMDACVSDennisTingDVMDACVSManoelTamassiaDVMMSPhDDACTOurspecialistsareboardcertifiedresidencytrainedorhavereceivedcertificationinaparticularcomplementarytherapytoprovideoptimumspecializedveterinarycareinthesedisciplinesHospital-acquiredinfectionsarebecomingincreasinglyrecognizedinbothveterinaryandhumanmedicalliterature.Suchnosocomialinfectionscanbeincreasinglydifficultforveterinariansandtheirclientsastheyareoftenbacteriathatareresistanttomultipleantibiotics.Theresistancepatternsofthesebacteriaoftennecessitateusingnewergenerationantimicrobialagentsthatareconsiderablymoreexpensiveandoftencostprohibitivetoclientsandmanyofthemmustbeadministeredviaparenteralroutes.Currentthoughtsalsosuspectthattheratesofantimicrobialresistantbacteriaincommunity-acquiredinfectionsarealsoincreasing.Thereareanumberofthingsthatcanbedoneinthehospitalsettinginanattempttoreducetheratesofnosocomialinfectionsandstoptheprogressionofacurrentoutbreakwhichhappensineveryhospitalfromtimetotime.Oneofthemostimportantfactorsinnosocomialcontrolisstaffeducation.Severalstudiesinhumanhospitalsettingsrevealedthatcompliancewithhandhygienewaslessthan50untilstaffeducationeffortswereimplementedimprovingcomplianceto65to80.Theentireveterinaryteammustbewellinformedofthepotentialforspreadinginfectiontothepatientsandtheconsequencesfortheclientthepetandthehospital.Staffmustbeawarethatresistantinfectionscommonlyleadtoeuthanasiaduetomanyfactorsfinancialconstraintsontheownerforprolongedhospitalizationandexpensivemedicationsownerperceptionofsufferingthroughprolongedillnessownersbeingunwillingorunabletoadministerinjectionssometimesthreetimesdaily.Clientswillalsooftenblamethepracticeandstafffortheirpetgettingworseandnotbetterdespiteinfectionbeingacomplicationofmedicalcarethatisoftennobodysfault.HospitalAdministratorP609.259.8300F609.259.848434Trenton-LakewoodRd.ClarksburgNJ08510Dr.NameLastNameABCAnimalHospitalCityStateZipInThisIssueOnbehalfoftheentireteamatNorthStarVETSthankyouforyoursupportandpartnership.NewConstructionUpdateAdministrationChiefofStaffCardiologyDermatologyEmergencyTraumaCriticalCareExoticsAvianInternalMedicineOncologyOphthalmologyRadiologyRehabilitationPainManagementSurgeryTheriogenologyCardiologyDermatologyEmergencyTraumaCriticalCareExoticsAvianInternalMedicineOncologyOphthalmologyRadioiodineI-131forFelineHyperthyroidismRadiologyRehabilitationPainManagementSurgeryTheriogenologyIdeasforPreventionofNosocomialInfectionsBrieMessierMBA