Safe Care Campaign
The Safe Care Campaign is an Atlanta, Georgia (United States) based corporation seeking to help eradicate hospital acquired infections. Its goal is to instigate a national change in ideology and practices within the health care environment in regard to hand hygiene.{{cite press release|title =Infection Control: Frequently Asked Questions on Hand Hygiene | publisher =Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | date =2005-04-21 | url =https://www.cdc.gov/oralhealth/infectioncontrol/faq/hand.htm | accessdate =2007-01-07}} The organization compiles, develops, distributes and promotes educational resource material and targeted media campaigns to inform and assist patients and medical providers.{{cn|date=May 2023}}
The campaign partners with other like-minded organizations and individuals to promote its patient safety efforts{{cite news|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/02/06/eveningnews/main2440767.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070209061155/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/02/06/eveningnews/main2440767.shtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 9, 2007|title=CBS Evening News|accessdate=2007-03-06 | work=CBS News | date=2007-02-06}} and has been active in efforts against so-called 'Superbugs' which are resistant to antibiotics.{{cite web|title=Fox News|url=http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=2445350&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=1.1.1|accessdate=2007-03-06}}{{cite web|url=http://www.13wham.com/mediacenter/local.aspx?videoId=182667|title=WHAM News|accessdate=2007-03-08}}
Safe Care Campaign was founded by Victoria and Armando Nahum after three members of their family acquired nosocomial infections in hospitals in three different states in the timespan of a year, ultimately resulting in the death of their son, Joshua.{{cn|date=May 2023}}
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External links
- [http://www.safecarecampaign.org Safe Care Campaign]
Category:Medical and health organizations based in Georgia (U.S. state)