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VOL 7, NO 7
A Publication for the community of Old Bridge
OLD BRIDGE MEDICAL CENTER AND RARITAN COME JOIN OUR FAMILY BAY MEDICAL CENTER’S ANTIMICROBIAL AT SAYRE STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM AWARDED Hackensack Meridian Old encourages the development of launched by the New Jersey WOODS SOUTH Bridge Medical Center and more stewardship programs and Department of Health’s ComRaritan Bay Medical Center are gives much-needed recogni- municable Disease Service BASEBALL pleased to announce its Antimi- tion of Antimicrobial Stewardship (CDS) in 2019. The New Jersey LEAGUE…. crobial Stewardship Program was Programs. Based on the level of Antimicrobial Stewardship awarded the 2021 Gold Steward d i f f i c u l t y o f A n t i m i - Recognition Program acknowlNO MORE by the New Jersey Department of crobial Stewardship Pro- edges programs that have met or Both hospitals received grams interventions, hospiexceeded the minimum BOUNDARIES!! Health. this recognition for its dedica- tals are awarded either the criteria for the Centers for
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tion to antimicrobial stewardship. “We are proud to achieve this recognition from the New Jersey Department of H e a l t h ,” s a i d W i l l i a m DiStanislao, interim president, chief hospital executive, Old Bridge Medical C enter and R ar it an B ay Medical Center. “We are committed to providing the highest quality and safe care to our patients.” Antimicrobial stewardship refers to a set of The New Jersey Antimicrobial Stewardship Recognition Program recognizes excellence,
Gold, Silver or Bronze A nt i m i c robi a l Ste w ard ship Center of Excellence. The Antimicrobial Stewardship Program at Old B r i d g e Me d i c a l C e n t e r and Raritan Bay Medical C e nt e r i s a t e am c o l laboration between Infectious Disease and Pharmacy. The goal of the program is to optimize antibiotic use, ensuring the right antibiotic is used for the right patient and for an ap p ro p r i at e d u r at i o n . The New Jersey Antimicrobial Stewardship Recognition Program was
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Core Elements of Antimicrobial Stewardship. The CDC’s Core Elements of Antimicrobial Stewardship is considered the blueprint for Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs.
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