title: At the table: a communication network model for local public health, acute care, long-term care, and community partners.
abstract: Chronic medical conditions, colonization with antimicrobial-resistant organisms, infections, and outbreaks are common in residents of long-term care facilities. A local Long-Term Care Health and Safety Network was created in 2008 to provide opportunities for representatives from long-term care facilities, the public health department, acute care hospitals, and community partners to improve and strengthen communication regarding infectious diseases and safety issues across the continuum of care.
authors: Poudre Valley Health System, Fort Collins, CO, USA. sth4@pvhs.org
authors: Sheila
authors: S
authors: Huynh
authors: Frances
authors: F
authors: Culler
authors: Diane
authors: D
authors: Gustafson
authors: Susanne
authors: S
authors: Murray
mesh_terms: D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003142:Communication; D019058:Community Networks / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006268:Health Facilities; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care