Hospital-Associated Infections Declined Significantly At Acute-Care Hospitals In 2022, CDC Report Finds

Healio (12/7, Feller) reports, “Hospital-associated infections declined significantly at acute-care hospitals in 2022, although rates at other health care facilities remained relatively stagnant, according to a CDC report.” However, “even with the progress shown in the 2022 report, the CDC noted that one in 31 patients at health care facilities and one in 43 nursing home residents contracts an HAI each day. The new report, it said, underscores the need for improvement.”