Did You Know? - HAI's

According to the CDC (Center For Disease Control)...

• HAI’s are the 4th leading cause of death in the United States and cost the U.S. healthcare system over $40 billion a year.
• HAI fatalities in the U.S. alone equates to over 271 deaths per day. This is more than all the deaths from breast cancer, AIDS and automotive accidents combined.
• 10% of inpatients in the U.S. contract infections from the hospital (healthcare environment).
• More than 2 million people suffer from HAI’s a year in the U.S. and over 103,000 of them die.     
• MRSA can survive 9 months outside of the human body.

What is a HAI?
H: Healthcare 
A: Associated
I: Infection
Learn More: www.cdc.gov/hai/index.html
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