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About the Acute Care Hospital Outbreak Team
The Acute Care Hospital Outbreak team is responsible for conducting comprehensive and timely investigation of an outbreak or an unusual occurrence (situation event) in a General Acute Care Hospital (GACH), Long Term Acute Care Hospital (LTACH), and Distinct Part (DP) Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) in Los Angeles County (LAC).
Key Functions
The Acute Care Hospital Outbreak Team:
- Determines if the outbreak is a cluster of infections or colonizations related in time and place or occurring above a baseline or threshold level for a defined area of a facility, including the entire facility, specific unit, or ward. Baseline is relative to what is normally observed in a particular setting
- Determines a situation event as a cluster of infections or colonizations that may not clearly meet all outbreak criteria defined above or that requires additional information to determine if an outbreak has occurred
- Conducts investigations in acute care hospital settings (including LTACHs and Distinct Part (DP) SNFs), often in collaboration with the California Department of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Related Resources:
- Reportable Diseases and Conditions: http://ph.lacounty.gov/acd/docs/ReportableDiseaseList.pdf
- Reporting requirements for hospitals: http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/acd/docs/HospitalGuidanceImmediateReportingRequirements.pdf
- Hospital outbreak notification guidance: http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/acd/docs/OBNotificationGuidance.pdf
- The Council for Outbreak Response: Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) and Antimicrobial-Resistant (AR) pathogens https://corha.org/
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- Outbreak of Joint Infections Associated with Magnetic Resonance Arthrograms Performed at an Outpatient Radiology Center (ACDC 2009 Special Studies report)
- Lidocaine Poisoning Resulting from Medication Dosing Error in Outpatient Clinic (ACDC 2009 Special Studies report)
- Mycobacterium Chelonae Infections Following Liposuction (ACDC 2008 Special Studies report)
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