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Miami – University of Miami/Jackson physician Silvia Munoz-Price, M.D., was selected by the National Association of Public Hospitals (NAPH) to be their liaison to the CDC Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC). During the past four years with Jackson, Dr. Munoz-Price has made a tremendous impact in leading the implementation of interventions that reduced various infection rates across the hospital to zero or consistently below the national average.
“I am very proud to represent NAPH and Jackson Health System,” said Dr. Munoz-Price, director of infection control at Jackson and associate professor of clinical infectious disease at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. “This is a recognition of both personal and organizational accomplishments that will allow Jackson to have visibility at the national stage.”
The selection is indeed a proud and important one for Jackson Memorial Hospital. Jackson now has a seat on the prestigious HICPAC – the federal advisory committee assembled to provide advice and guidance to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regarding the practice of infection control, strategies for surveillance, prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections.
“From our pediatric and adult ICUs to Ryder Trauma Center, Silvia Munoz-Price has led the successful battle to change the infection control culture at Jackson,” said Dr. Michael Butler, chief medical officer and executive vice-president of Jackson Health System. “We are proud that Silvia will now take the successes that we have experienced here to patients and healthcare organizations across the nation.”
Dr. Munoz-Price will be among the non-voting ex-officio members who are liaison representatives from professional societies, consumer groups, public health associations, and other organizations.
Her term on the CDC advisory committee is expected to run for the next year.
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