After consultations between the Horst Schmidt Kliniken in Wiesbaden and TRICARE International SOS about the recent occurrence of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in the German hospital, recommended restrictions for U.S. patients at the facility have been eased.
TRICARE International SOS still recommends that expectant mothers or ill infants use other TRICARE network options for care on the local economy until this issue is resolved. They advise these beneficiaries to go to University Hospital Mainz, Sana Klinikum Offenbach, Uniklinik Frankfurt am Main or the Clementine Kinderhospital Frankfurt.
All other U.S. patient referrals to HSK Hospital need not be affected. As always, TRICARE beneficiaries have many options of network providers to choose from in the area.
HSK hospital confirmed Sunday that nine infants in the neonatal care ward were found to have positive screening cultures for MRSA, a common bacteria that is resistant to our usual first line antibiotic therapy. A positive culture for Staph Aureus does not necessarily mean that the patient will develop an infection.
For more information on MRSA, visit the CDC MRSA web site at http://www.cdc.gov/mrsa/healthcare/patient/index.html.
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