An infection risk at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle, the spread of Zika virus and Healthgrades' 2016 Best Hospitals piqued the interest of infection control and clinical quality readers in February.
The following are the 10 most popular infection control stories from Becker's Healthcare in the past month, starting with the most popular.
1. Fourth UPMC patient with mold infection dies after outbreak
2. Nearly 3,000 Swedish Medical Center patients at risk for HIV, hepatitis
3. Healthgrades names 2016 Best Hospitals: 4 things to know
4. 4 Florida counties declare state of emergency over Zika virus
5. 16 years later, hospital learns identity of patient 'Garage 66'
6. CMS, AHIP release first core measures for quality-based payments: 5 things to know
7. Investigation finds 10 deficiencies at Florida hospital that forcibly removed patient in December
8. 10 most common patient complaints, grievances with hospitals
9. CDC: Zika virus transmitted sexually in Texas
10. Top 10 sentinel events in 2015