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East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust is deploying MEMORI, an AI tool from Sanome, to analyze routine patient data (blood tests, vitals, medications, and demographics) and generate an infection risk score, enabling clinicians to spot hospital-acquired infections early and act sooner, while staff remain central to care; the system is designed to support clinicians, improve care and bed flow, and is part of the NHS's digital healthcare push.
A Connecticut woman, Erika Collins, who had never heard of sepsis, nearly died from the disease after it entered her bone following shoulder surgery. Sepsis, triggered by an infection, can lead to organ failure and death. In 2021, sepsis killed 574 people in Connecticut. Factors contributing to the increasing problem of sepsis include more infections from pandemics like COVID-19, weakened immune systems in cancer patients and older adults, and health care-acquired infections. People of color and low-income individuals are disproportionately affected. Early recognition and treatment with antibiotics are crucial in improving outcomes, and efforts are being made to reduce sepsis-related morbidity and mortality in hospitals.