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Allegheny General Hospital
Pittsburgh Hospital Teams with Pirates Baseball Club in Unique Effort to Encourage Teen Handwashing, Prevent Spread of MRSA
May 8th, 2009
Allegheny General Hospital (AGH), in partnership with the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball club and the city's Northside Leadership Conference, announced the launch of a new campaign designed to raise awareness among teenagers about the dangerous skin infection MRSA and how regular hand-washing can help prevent its transmission. MRSA, or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, occurs mostly in healthcare settings but an increasing number of cases are being reported in community settings such as high schools. AGH's new campaign, "All Great Athletes Have Great Hands," features Pirates Gold Glove outfielder Nate McLouth and three athletes from the...
Source: Health Business Week (2009-05-08)
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