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MSNBC: Watch what you touch: A bad germ gets worse (link)
May 2008
"The biggest problem in our hospitals is that they are filthy dirty,” said Dr. Alfonso Torress-Cook, an
epidemiologist who says he adopted practices that cut C. diff infections by 90 percent at his acute
rehabilitation center in Orange County, Calif. "If we start cleaning the environment, the infection will
take care of itself," he added.
Beyond the White Gloves (link)
May 2008: Media Health Leaders
"At Pacific Hospital in Long Beach, CA, controlling infection is a matter of simple hygiene for both the
facility and its patients, says Alfonso Torress-Cook, MD, hospital epidemiologist."
Los Angeles Times: Gov. Vetos hospital disclosure proposal (link)
Oct. 2007
"Hospitals are afraid that they will lose some prestige," said Dr. Alfonso Torress-Cook, an
epidemiologist at the hospital. "We went ahead and said 'this is who we are. Mistakes are made
because we are human, but we are striving for perfection.'"
Institute for Health Care Improvement (link)
Success Headlines
April 2007: 15 consecutive months with no MRSA in our ICU, (A. Torress-Cook, DrPH)
March 2007: Reduced C. difficile by 90% from 2004 to 2006, including a
reduction of 75% antibiotics-associated diarrhea (A. Torress-Cook, DrPH)
Hand Hygiene Reports 2007 (link)
Infection Control Cost Saving Process and Implementation Strategy for ICPs and CEOs
"Dr. Alfonso Torress-Cook, Long Beach, CA, has developed the following resources in this section for
ICPs and CEOs. These aids are provided here on hhreports.com for your convenience."
| Resources |
| The Future of Epidemiology |
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Fox News: Local Doctor Finds New Ways to Prevent Hospital Acquired Infections (link)
August 2008
When people go to the hospital, they are not supposed to get more sick while there. But in a
very disturbing trend, more and more patients are picking up stubborn, dangerous infections
while in the hospital. Now one doctor is fighting back using a common-sense plan of attack,
and drugs have nothing to do with it. Christine Devine has the story in this video report.
August 2008
When people go to the hospital, they are not supposed to get more sick while there. But in a
very disturbing trend, more and more patients are picking up stubborn, dangerous infections
while in the hospital. Now one doctor is fighting back using a common-sense plan of attack,
and drugs have nothing to do with it. Christine Devine has the story in this video report.
CNN News: Unsung Heroes Work Hard to Cut Hospital-Aquired Infections (link)
July 2009
For years, Alfonso Torress-Cook followed the rules in his quest to eliminate hospital-acquired
infections. "I never saw anything change. I saw things getting worse," Torress-Cook said.
Torress-Cook joined Pacific Hospital of Long Beach, in California, where as director of
epidemiology and patient safety, he changed the rules and slashed the number of patients
who become infected. Torress-Cook is part of a growing movement in medicine that no
longer accepts hospital-acquired infections as inevitable complications.
July 2009
For years, Alfonso Torress-Cook followed the rules in his quest to eliminate hospital-acquired
infections. "I never saw anything change. I saw things getting worse," Torress-Cook said.
Torress-Cook joined Pacific Hospital of Long Beach, in California, where as director of
epidemiology and patient safety, he changed the rules and slashed the number of patients
who become infected. Torress-Cook is part of a growing movement in medicine that no
longer accepts hospital-acquired infections as inevitable complications.