Although some hospitals are doing an excellent job of preventing hospital-acquired infections, others are not, according to our recent analysis. We focused on one of the most dreaded types of the approximately 1.7 million infections that occur each year in U.S. hospitals.They are bloodstream infections introduced through the large intravenous catheters that deliver medication, nutrition, and fluids to patients in intensive care.e now have Ratings on central-line bloodstream infections for 1,068 hospitals nationwide. Of those, 138 (13 percent) reported zero infections. That's slightly more than last year, when 11 percent reported zero infections.
Historical context of the Maccabees. The name Maccabee was a title of honour given to Judas, a son of Mattathias and the hero of the Jewish wars of independence, 168â164 bce. Later, the name the Maccabees was extended to include his whole family, specifically Mattathias (his father) and Judasâ four brothersâJohn, Simon, Eleazar, and Jonathan. Its use was also extended to John Hyrcanus, Simonâs son, who was next in succession. There is no unanimity about the meaning of the title Maccabee.
By this time Antiochus had died and his successor agreed to the Jews' demand for independence. In the year 142 BCE, after more than 500 years of subjugation, the Jews were again masters of their own fate. When Mattathias died, the revolt was led by his son Judas, or Judah Maccabee, as he is often called.By the end of the war, Simon was the only one of the five sons of Mattathias to survive and he ushered in an 80-year period of Jewish independence in Judea, as the Land of Israel was now called.The kingdom regained boundaries not far short of Solomon's realm and Jewish life flourished.he death of Alexander the Great of Greece in 323 BCE led to the breakup of the Greek empire as three of his generals fought for supremacy and divided the Middle East among themselves. Ptolemy secured control of Egypt and the Land of Israel.