Digital Press Kit
Hospital Infections: Some Progress, but More Work Needed
New State and National Data Point to Success, Next Wave of Challenges
On any given day, 1 in 25 hospital patients has at least one healthcare-associated infection, and about 75,000 hospital patients with HAIs died during their hospitalizations. Today, CDC released two new reports that detail national estimates of HAIs and report onnational and state-specific progress toward preventing HAIs. These reports show that progress is being made, but three-quarters of a million infections still threaten hospital patients. CDC has put together a digital press kit, filled with high resolution images, infographics, and quotes from experts on healthcare-associated infections.
Healthcare-associated Infections (HAI) Progress Report
Healthcare-Associated infections are a major, yet often preventable, threat to patient safety. TheNational and State Healthcare-Associated Infections Progress Report expands and provides an update on previous reports detailing progress toward the ultimate goal of eliminating healthcare-associated infections.
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The HAI Progress Report shows that significant reductions were reported in 2012 for nearly all infections. Central line-associated bloodstream infections and surgical site infections continue to approach the 5-year goals set in the National Action Plan to Prevent Health Care-Associated Infections
. The report shows minimal decreases for both hospital-onset C. difficile infections and hospital-onset methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bloodstream infections. Catheter-associated urinary tract infections increased. This signals a need for additional prevention efforts to meet the 5-year goals for these infections.
. The report shows minimal decreases for both hospital-onset C. difficile infections and hospital-onset methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bloodstream infections. Catheter-associated urinary tract infections increased. This signals a need for additional prevention efforts to meet the 5-year goals for these infections.
The HAI Progress Report consists of national and state-by-state summaries of healthcare-associated infections. On the national level, the report found:
- A 44 percent decrease in central-line associated bloodstream infections between 2008 and 2012
- A 20 percent decrease in infections related to the 10 surgical procedures tracked in the report between 2008 and 2012
- A 4 percent decrease in hospital-onset MRSA bloodstream infections between 2011 and 2012
- A 2 percent decrease in hospital-onset C. difficile infections between 2011 and 2012
- A 3 percent increase in catheter-associated urinary tract infections between 2009 and 2012
CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) provided data for this report. More than 12,500 hospitals and other healthcare facilities provide data to NHSN. The Report helps measure progress toward the five-year HAI prevention goals outlined in the National Action Plan to Prevent Health Care-Associated Infections: Road Map to Elimination (HAI Action Plan) set in 2009 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Progress is measured using the standardized infection ratio (SIR), a summary statistic used to track HAI prevention progress over time.
) set in 2009 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Progress is measured using the standardized infection ratio (SIR), a summary statistic used to track HAI prevention progress over time.
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