Please join the KHA Quality Team on October 5 from 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. ET for a Peer-to-Peer learning session highlighting practical, proven approaches to reducing hospital-acquired infections.

Hear from Baptist Health Paducah and UK King’s Daughters Medical Center as they share how multidisciplinary teamwork, daily surveillance, real-time coaching, and data-driven strategies helped strengthen infection prevention and reduce CAUTI and CLABSI events. Participants will walk away with real-world strategies, lessons learned, and actionable ideas they can adapt within their own organizations to improve patient safety and outcomes. Together, both presentations will demonstrate how health care organizations achieve meaningful improvements in both patient safety and operational efficiency through collaboration, innovation, and a commitment to continuous improvement.

Baptist Health Paducah implemented a multidisciplinary daily surveillance huddle to proactively review central lines and indwelling catheters. Nursing leaders, Infection Prevention, Vascular Access, and education staff work together to assess medical necessity, identify high-risk patients, provide real-time coaching, and address potential safety concerns. This collaborative approach has strengthened communication, accountability, and infection prevention practices across the hospital.

UK King’s Daughters successfully reduced CLABSI events through a proactive, multidisciplinary approach focused on evidence-based practices, staff education, standardized processes, and bedside engagement. By using data to identify risks and opportunities, the team strengthened collaboration, accountability, and a culture of prevention to improve patient safety.