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IN FISCAL YEAR 2014, HOI HAD ZERO SURGICAL SITE INFECTIONS FOR LAMINECTOMY PROCEDURES.
CLINICAL OUTCOMES AND INFECTION PREVENTION CONTINUED
HOI SIR by Procedure
2% 1.5 1
Total NHSN Surgeries Hip Knee Source: HOI Executive Dashboard
XENEX UV DISINFECTION
Hoag Orthopedic Institute’s proactive investment in 2013 of the formidable germ-zapping technology known as Xenex – at HOI aptly named Xena – has given the hospital the upper hand in battling superbugs. HOI was the first hospital in Orange County to acquire the three-foot-tall robot on wheels. Xena uses pulsed xenon ultraviolet (UV) light 25,000 times more powerful than sunlight
to destroy harmful bacteria, viruses, fungi and bacterial spores. It is deployed throughout the facility to further minimize patients’ risk of infection.
FY 12 FY 13 FY 14
A SIR of Zero
0.5
A SIR of Zero
0
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Spinal Fusion
Laminectomy
A SIR of Zero
SAFELY PROCESSING REUSABLE SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS
New knowledge and technology have advanced the sterilization of contaminated medical devices, an essential aspect of infection prevention provided by unsung heroes at HOI. The Sterile Processing Department uses a computerized instrument tracking system, Sterile Processing Management (SPM®), which validates safe and effective sterilization.
Using the SPM professional practice, all trays used by HOI are coded with barcode labels. These labels enable the scanned tracking of each instrument through every phase of the sterilization and surgical processes to ensure patient safety.