HAI Prevention, Control and Outbreak Response for Public Health and Healthcare Resources for public health and healthcare professionals to prevent and control HAI.
An experienced team of clinical and public health professionals leads the Iowa HHS HAI program. They work with infection prevention partners to reduce the occurrence of HAIs in acute, ambulatory and long-term care healthcare facilities across Iowa. Service hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For questions or to schedule a service, email hai-ar@hhs.iowa.gov Working to protect ...
Healthcare-associated infections (HAI) are a threat to patient safety and a top priority for the Department of Health and Human Services.
The Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) Program in the California Department of Public Health Center for Health Care Quality oversees the prevention, surveillance, reporting, and response to HAIs and antimicrobial resistance (AR) in California's hospitals and other healthcare facilities.
Although HAI is the most frequent adverse event in health care, its true global burden remains unknown because of the difficulty in gathering reliable data: most countries lack surveillance systems for HAI, and those that do have them struggle with the complexity and the lack of uniformity of criteria for diagnosing it.
Every year in the United States, more than a half-million people get health care-associated infections (HAIs) while they’re being treated at a hospital for other health problems.1 Healthy People 2030 focuses on preventing and treating 2 types of HAIs. C. diff (Clostridioides difficile) and MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) are 2 of the most common causes of infections that ...
Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are infections acquired while receiving medical care. HAIs occur in all health care settings including acute care, ambulatory surgical centers, outpatient clinics, long-term care, long-term acute care, and rehabilitation facilities. About HAIs Information about common HAIs, steps you can take to prevent HAIs, and ...