10 top patient safety, infection control stories in August

Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Hospitals' probation status with The Joint Commission captured readers' attention the most in August.

Here are the 10 most-read stories from Becker's Clinical Leadership & Infection Control for the month, beginning with the most popular:

1. UNC Hospitals placed on probation by Joint Commission

2. Wrong-site kidney surgery was a 'mistake,' say Vanderbilt physicians

3. 5 most common sentinel events so far in 2019

4. 6 Boston hospital employees on leave amid patient abuse investigation

5. Jewish Hospital cancels suspension of Louisville heart transplant program

6. Mississippi VA hospital cited over patient's death

7. 1st death reported amid uptick in vaping-related illnesses

8. Nevada psych hospital to lose CMS funding Aug. 14

9. MUSC patient arrested after threatening to shoot hospital employees

10. Henry Ford Health CXO David Duvall on creating memorable journeys for patients

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