Here are three things to know.
1. Scottish Rite is the only freestanding pediatric orthopedic hospital in the U.S.
2. In early 2016, hospital leadership brought together a multidisciplinary SSI committee composed of a physician, nurses, administration, and infection prevention and quality professionals. The committee identified evidence-based best practice strategies and implemented a six-step bundled intervention approach to decrease rates of SSI.
3. Scottish Rite reduced SSI rate for spinal fusions by 88 percent despite a 13 percent increase in surgeries performed in 2016.
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