The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, released 2 reports March 26 on healthcare-associated infections (HAIs): one with good news on progress made against some ...

Medical organizations form infection prevention group to replace CDC's terminated advisory committee and strengthen collaboration across ...

With several members receiving termination letters and its webpage archived, public health experts believe the days are numbered for CDC's Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee ...

In spite of their importance to patient morbidity and mortality and the cost of healthcare, we have no single mandatory reporting mechanism that can deliver an overall burden estimate for all types of ...

The CDC ended its healthcare infection control practices advisory committee on May 8, and healthcare associations and groups are decrying the decision. “I urge HHS to consider: what will replace the ...

SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital was recognized for zero CAUTI infections in 2024, joining only 11 Wisconsin hospitals with this ...

SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital has been recognized by Becker’s Hospital Review for not having any cases of catheter-associated ...

Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), often called hospital-acquired infections, are the bugs patients pick up while receiving care in a hospital, or after discharge. These infections are picked up ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 1 in 25 hospital patients have a Healthcare-Acquired Infection (HAI) — that is, an infection that develops as a result of ...

Despite widespread implementation of quality improvement initiatives, an estimated $9.8 billion is spent each year treating hospital-acquired infections (HAIs), according to a study published online ...