The rate of MRSA (methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus) infections, attributed as
both health care acquired (HA) and community
acquired (CA), has increased at alarming rates in
recent years. Consequently, the problems with MRSA
are receiving a great deal of attention from the
public, media and regulators. In an effort to assist
hospitals and other stakeholders in our community
with taking a pro-active approach to the occurrence
of MRSA, KHA has partnered with the University of
Louisville School of Public Health and Information
Sciences, the University of Kentucky, the Kentucky
Department for Public Health and Health Care Excel
to develop a statewide MRSA Collaborative aimed at
improving identification, treatment and containment.
As part of KHA’s
efforts, we are asking every hospital to sign a
statement indicating your hospital’s commitment to
the MRSA Collaborative and to reducing the
occurrence of MRSA in your hospital and community.
As part of that commitment, hospitals are being
asked to take a number of actions.
MRSA Collaborative
participants will:
