Tim Burleson

Isolate Staph Infections

Savings: $925,000

Staph (MRSA) infections commonly occur in hospitals among patients with weakened immune systems and spread by contact with equipment and health-care workers. By screening patients and isolating those with infections in separate rooms, Mission Memorial Hospital in Asheville, N.C., reduced infections by 50% and expenses by $925,000 in 2008.

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