McLeod Health Receives 38 Certified Zero Harm Awards

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McLeod Health Recognized for Excellent Patient Safety

(Florence, SC, October 6, 2020) McLeod Health has been honored with 38 South Carolina “Certified Zero Harm Awards” from the South Carolina Hospital Association (SCHA) in recognition of the hospital system’s excellent work in preventing hospital-acquired infections. To earn a Certified Zero Harm Award, hospitals must experience no preventable hospital-acquired infections of a specific nature over an extended period of time.

The following McLeod Health hospitals were recognized with Zero Harm Awards:

McLeod Health Cheraw

CLABSI ICU • 60 Months
Hospital onset MRSA • 12 Months
Hospital onset MRSA • 12 Months
SSI – Colon Surgery • 30 Months
SSI – Abdominal Hysterectomy • 36 Months SSI – Knee Replacement • 18 Months

McLeod Health Clarendon

CLABSI ICU • 36 Months
SSI – Colon Surgery • 36 Months
SSI – Hip Replacement • 30 Months
SSI – Abdominal Hysterectomy • 36 Months SSI – Knee Replacement • 36 Months Hospital onset C.diff • 18 Months
Hospital onset MRSA • 30 Months

McLeod Health Darlington

Hospital onset C.diff • 18 Months Hospital onset MRSA • 24 Months

McLeod Health Dillon

CLABSI ICU • 36 Months
SSI – Colon Surgery • 42 Months
SSI – Hip Replacement • 24 Months
SSI – Abdominal Hysterectomy • 48 Months SSI – Knee Replacement • 12 Months

McLeod Health Loris

CLABSI ICU • 48 Months
Hospital onset MRSA • 48 Months
SSI – Colon Surgery • 30 Months
SSI – Abdominal Hysterectomy • 30 Months

McLeod Health Seacoast

CLABSI ICU • 12 Months
Hospital onset MRSA • 12 Months
SSI – Colon Surgery • 12 Months
SSI – Knee Replacement • 18 Months
SSI – Hip Replacement • 12 Months
SSI – Abdominal Hysterectomy • 12 Months

McLeod Regional Medical Center

CLABSI Oncology • 30 Months CLABSI NICU • 42 Months CLABSI HVICU • 42 Months CLABSI MICU • 12 Months CLABSI PICU • 66 Months CLABSI TSCU • 12 Months

SSI – Abdominal Hysterectomy • 12 Months