HAIs

With the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimating that two million people in the U.S. each year contract an infection unrelated to their primary condition during a hospital stay, one of the country’s major healthcare concerns is the prevalence and prevention of hospital-acquired infections (HAIs).

Within the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) as well as a variety of organizations, have put forth guidelines designed to limit HAIs. Many of the interventions proposed in these guidelines are quite simple but high levels of compliance remain elusive and difficult to achieve.