title: Six Rhode Island hospitals collaborate to prevent surgical site infections.
authors.affiliation: Quality Partners of Rhode Island, Providence 02908, USA.
authors.forename: Dede
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ordin
authors.forename: Phyllis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: McBride
mesh_terms: D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006764:Hospitals, Community / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D016730:Program Development; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012237:Rhode Island; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control*