Hospital, nursing home project prevents 70 percent of bedso


Scores of hospitals, nursing homes and home care agencies in New Jersey have eliminated nearly three-quarters of new bedsores in less than two years under a special prevention project, officials said today. The Pressure Ulcer Collaborative project, organized by the New Jersey Hospital Association, had been aiming for a 25 percent reduction in new occurrences of bedsores by encouraging doctors, ...

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