Hemel Hempstead General Hospital

Name :

Hemel Hempstead General Hospital

Address  :

Hillfield Rd

Town  :

Hemel Hempstead

State  :

Hertfordshire

Country  :

UK

Post Code:

HP2 4AD

Phone  :

01442 213 141

Web URL  :

Not Available
New strains of hospital bugs emerging

The HPA report which gives a snapshot of infection rates and antibiotic use last autumn found that while rates of MRSA and Clostridium difficile continue to fall other infections such as E coli and salmonella are taking their place The total prevalence of healthcareassociated infections HCAIs decreased from 82 in 2006 to 64 in 2011 though this h... Read More

Not all ICUs need a specialist at night study

The results published in the New England Journal of Medicine counter an argument from some in the medical community that ICUs need roundtheclock intensivists doctors who specialize in critical care quotOur knee jerk reaction is to try to put intensivists in every ICU at all hours of the day and that reaction is likely a misstep because it overs... Read More