Thomasville Medical Center 
Surgical Infection Prevention
Percent of Surgery Patients Who Received Preventative Antibiotic One Hour Before Incision
| See how Thomasville Medical Center is doing in some key areas related to preventing surgical infections. |
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Why this is important:
Antibiotics are medicines to prevent and treat infections. Research shows that surgery patients who get antibiotics within the hour before their operation are less likely to get wound infections. Getting an antibiotic earlier, or after surgery begins, is not as effective. This shows how often hospitals make sure surgery patients get antibiotics at the right time.
