CDC 2022 HAI Progress Report Highlights Improvements in Acute Care Hospital HAI Prevention
Published: 11/30/2023
Sources:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Relevant To:
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released the 2022 National and State Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) Progress Report, which shows progress in preventing several important HAIs in acute care hospitals (ACHs). This is the first HAI Progress Report to show decreases in HAIs since the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
Decreases in the standardized infection ratio (SIR) from 2021 to 2022 for some HAIs in ACHs included:
- 19% decrease in venti…