Deborah Burger,
R.N. June 9, 2015
Co-President
California Nurses
Association
2000 Franklin
Street
Oakland, CA 94612
Re: Healthcare
Associated Infections & the CNA
Dear Ms. Burger,
Once again thank you for all that you and the
entire membership of the California Nurses Association (CNA) does to help
others, as well as our Veterans.
In my humble opinion the California Nurses
Association has a focus on patient safety and is in a positon to influence
change. The battle to keep our acute healthcare facilities free of evermore
deadly infections is evident in your website:
Efforts such as the CNA’s interest in Ebola protection
demonstrates your ability to influence change, fortunately, other than the chaos
created by a false alarm and poor communications Californians did not have a
single, Healthcare Associated Infections(HAI), thousands of California residents
will lose life or limb “this year” with little fanfare.
The tools are there:
Centerline Bloodstream Associated Infections, some hospitals in
California, at least one hospital I know in California has not has an occurrence
in over eight year leaving me to believe many will suffer needlessly.
All forms of HAI are preventable, adequate staffing is one of the critical
components, attitude is perhaps the key to preventing HAI on a large scale,
again, in my humble opinion.
Our Veterans are running out
of time, the wars are now a distant
memory for the public, how to do more with less is difficult to accomplish when
budgets are cut and hence my advocacy for the prevention of Healthcare
Associated Infection in our Veteran’s Hospitals which the CNA is present in
every one. Ebola and MERS are dangerous but are over-published minor threats in our communities.
As a manufacturing community member I do share your objection to
the Fast Track proposal, describing who will benefit from it seems to be a
major challenge, “if we do not do it China will” offers little comfort to those
of us with a vested interest. In exchange for my support, your members are
doing great at Tri-City Hospital concerning patient satisfaction but I need
that place to be “way over the top”, the routine “A” rating from Leapfrog gives
me a lot of hope in your members competency, Quality objectives are a challenge
to us all, should your office be able to contribute to the effort I would sincerely
appreciate it.
Once again, thank you!
Sincerely,
Michael H. Slavinski
