Marita Nash, director of environmental services and linen at Hunterdon Medical Center in Flemington, N.J., was named one of the 2015 Managers of Distinction by Facility Cleaning Decisions magazine.
When a new, mutated strain of C.diff started to infect patients at Hunterdon Medical Center in 2004, Nash revised cleaning protocols and evaluated the best products and technology to eradicate the bacteria.
Nash is a strong advocate for education, ensuring that everyone in the organization — not just the environmental services staff — is aware of their responsibility in keeping the environment clean to prevent the spread of infection, the article said.
The number of C.diff cases following the outbreak decreased by 76 percent in the first year and continuing to decrease by another 70 percent over the next five years.
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