Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

Zero Infections

Health care acquired infections in U.S. hospitals account for 1.7 million infections and 99,000 assocated deaths each year, according the the CDC. Of these, 32 percent are UTIs. At Health Central, CAUTIs were less than the national average yet the infection control committee thought one CAUTI was too many and want to work on eliminating them all together.

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