To help hospitals across the country improve sepsis care, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention created the Hospital Sepsis Program Core Elements, consisting of seven strategies designed to enhance early detection and treatment. The AHA’s Living Learning Network recently visited Ochsner Health, a system at the forefront of implementing this framework, highlighting how leadership, systemwide coordination and team-based practices are improving sepsis outcomes. LEARN MORE 

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