By Mondo Times editors
Boulder Colorado USA
Posted on February 3, 2010 at 4:12pm

Boulder Hospital Disputes Consumer Reports Story on Infection Rates

-- The Boulder Daily Camera reported on February 1, 2010:

"Boulder Community Hospital has 129 percent more infections than average among patients being treated with the help of intravenous central lines, according to an analysis in the March issue of Consumer Reports.

"We know from very good research -- from the successes of at least 100 hospitals (that had no infections in 2008) -- that these are very preventable infections," said John Santa, M.D., director of the Consumer Reports Health Ratings Center. "These infections are the responsibility of the hospitals and doctors that put the lines in. Patients don't do anything to cause these infections."

But officials from Boulder Community disputed the accuracy of the data used by the magazine and called the article's conclusions misleading.

"As this situation demonstrates, trying to simplify a complicated situation even if you've got the best intentions, can lead to misleading conclusions," said Rich Sheehan, spokesman for Boulder Community.

The full story:
http://www.dailycamera.com/archivesearch/ci_14312560

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