Antimicrobial Stewardship in a Psychiatric Hospital: Opportunities for Improvement

• Main Authors: Melissa Rozdilsky (Author), Chloe Bryson-Cahn (Author), Jeannie Chan (Author), Rupali Jain (Author), John Lynch (Author), Natalia Martinez-Paz (Author), Zahra Kassamali Escobar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Western State Hospital (WSH) is an 800-bed, state-owned psychiatric hospital in Washington State which services individuals in 20 counties. WSH provides services and inpatient treatment to patients referred via behavioral health providers and/or the civil court system. Because many patie...