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New Outbreak Of C. Difficile At Nanaimo Hospital
01/01/2011 09:17:00 Jan Beecher
By Jan Beecher NANAIMO ? Nanaimo Regional General Hospital declared an outbreak of Clostridium Difficile Friday.
Four patients on the sixth-floor medical unit of NRGH have confirmed cases of C. Difficile, according to an announcement made by Vancouver Island Health Authority.
The outbreak is being declared early as a precautionary measure, explained Shannon Marshall, spokesperson for VIHA...
C. diff a likely contributor to hospital deaths, but officials say infections are on the decline
By Dustin Walker, Daily News January 5, 2011
Clostridium difficile likely contributed to the deaths of two patients at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital on the weekend.
The hospital has been dealing with outbreaks of both C. difficile and Norovirus since last week. However, the Vancouver Island Health Authority says the number of people infected has declined.
Both patients who died were elderly and had underlying medical conditions, said Dr. Martin Wale, executive medical director for quality research and patient safety...
C. diff responsible for one death at Nanaimo hospital
By Jenn McGarrigle - Nanaimo News Bulletin
Published: January 07, 2011 9:00 AM
Updated: January 07, 2011 10:02 AM
Clostridium difficile is to blame for one patient death at Nanaimo Regional General during the latest outbreak.
The Vancouver Island Health Authority declared an outbreak Dec. 31 after confirming that four people on the hospital's sixth floor had C. difficile.
As of Thursday, the hospital had no new cases connected to the outbreak. Of the four patients, two have died, one remains in hospital and one was discharged...
