Top 10 infection control, patient safety stories in May

Patient safety issues at Birmingham, Ala.-based Brookwood Baptist Medical Center, a nurse accused of infecting patients with hepatitis C at Puyallup, Wash.-based MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital, and dirty surgical instruments at Denver-based Porter Adventist Hospital most captured readers' attention in May.

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

1. Tenet hospital's Medicare contract in jeopardy over patient safety issues

2. Police arrest Washington hospital nurse accused of infecting patients with hep C

3. Porter Adventist surgeon calls off spine surgery after discovering dirty instruments

4. Nurse found dead in car at Georgia hospital

5. Washington nurse accused of infecting patients with hep C loses nursing license, claims she 'did not do this'

6. Police investigate nurse accused of infecting patients with hepatitis C at Washington hospital; up to 2.6k patients urged to undergo testing

7. Florida hospital CEO: Not telling parents about needle in baby's heart was a 'complete failure'

8. CMS investigating Florida hospital where surgeons left needle in baby's heart

9. Los Angeles VA hospital delays more than 80 surgeries due to insect infestation

10. CMS unveils $25B quality improvement program