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MRSA outbreak in Henrico NICU lasted over 3 years, infected 94 babies: 'It's a shocking number'
By: Melissa Hipolit
Posted 5:28 PM, May 01, 2025
and last updated 1 hour and 55 minutes ago
HENRICO COUNTY, Va. — An outbreak of the antibiotic-resistant infection MRSA circulated in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Henrico Doctors’ Hospital for more than three years and infected 94 babies, according to what staff members at the hospital shared with state inspectors.
Inspectors with the Virginia Department of Health's (VDH) Office of Licensure and Certification found during a survey completed January 24 that the hospital failed to consistently implement methods to prevent and control the transmission of infections within the hospital...
MRSA outbreak in Henrico NICU lasted over 3 years, infected 94 babies: 'It's a shocking number'
By: Melissa Hipolit
Posted 5:28 PM, May 01, 2025
and last updated 1 hour and 55 minutes ago
HENRICO COUNTY, Va. — An outbreak of the antibiotic-resistant infection MRSA circulated in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Henrico Doctors’ Hospital for more than three years and infected 94 babies, according to what staff members at the hospital shared with state inspectors.
Inspectors with the Virginia Department of Health's (VDH) Office of Licensure and Certification found during a survey completed January 24 that the hospital failed to consistently implement methods to prevent and control the transmission of infections within the hospital...