UVA Health Receives $1.2 Million To Reduce Infections At Long-Term Care Facilities

Building on its work to reduce coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections in nursing homes, University of Virginia (UVA) Health has received $1.2 million in state and federal grants to reduce infections in Virginia’s long-term care facilities. Together with the Mid-Atlantic Telehealth Resource Center, UVA care provider organizations will create an online resource of best practices for infection control and prevention at nursing homes and similar facilities. The resource will be called the Virginia Infection Control Center of Excellence website. UVA Health’s project is part of the Virginia Department of Health’s Virginia Long-Term . . .