CHICAGO (October 17, 2017) Healthcare organizations across the nation are facing rising occurrences of sepsis, the bodys extreme response to an infection, which can be fatal if not treated in early stages. Recognizing that every hour of delay in recognition and treatment of sepsis dramatically increases the risk of death or organ failure, Lafayette General Health (LGH) knew that leveraging state-of-the-art, innovative health IT systems would be their best bet in combatting and reducing sepsis rates among patients. HIMSS is proud to recognize Lafayette General Health for their achievement of the 2017 HIMSS Enterprise Davies Award.

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