Healthcare-associated infections (HAI) have remained above pre-COVID levels in acute care settings, according to new federal data. The 2021 National and State HAI Progress Report, published online ...

Infection rates decreased by up to 57% at a Virginia health system when it increased the size of its infection prevention ...

The Leapfrog Group’s spring 2023 hospital health grades show that healthcare-associated infections are rising following the pandemic, a cause for concern for all providers. With new legislation ...

"While much progress has been made, more needs to be done to prevent healthcare-associated infections in a variety of settings," the agency said in the report. "Full engagement between local ...

The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) has released updated guidelines for preventing ...

Strategies to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections through Hand Hygiene: 2022 Update, one in a series of expert guidance documents known collectively as the Compendium, was published today in ...

“Health care-associated infections can have devastating impacts for patients and their families,” said Rebecca Pierce, Ph.D., Healthcare-Associated Infections Program manager.

Spanish-speaking patients and people who do not speak fluent English are at greater risk for a wide range of health ...

Every day in the U.S., 1 in 31 hospital patients contracts at least one healthcare-associated infection (HAI). In addition to these patient infections, healthcare workers themselves are extremely ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Oregon hospitals have reported a modest decline in health care-associated infections (HAIs) among patients in 2023, according to new data from the Oregon Health Authority ...

HaysMed is one of only a handful of hospitals in Kansas that recently earned a zero-percent rating for central ...