Pennsylvania hospitals experienced a 3.4 percent drop in overall healthcare-associated infection from 2009-2010, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health's third annual HAI report.
The 2010 report compiles data collected from Pennsylvania hospitals and provides an overview of trends and comparisons among hospitals as well as between state and national rates. Notable findings from the department's report include the following:
• Central-line blood stream infections saw a significant decline of 24.4 percent.
• Catheter-associated urinary tract infections decreased 13.2 percent.
• The number of surgical site infections dropped 1.1 percent.
• Surgical site infections made up the greatest percentage of total healthcare-associated infection among Pennsylvania hospitals (26.24 percent), closely followed by urinary tract infections (23.34 percent).
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The 2010 report compiles data collected from Pennsylvania hospitals and provides an overview of trends and comparisons among hospitals as well as between state and national rates. Notable findings from the department's report include the following:
• Central-line blood stream infections saw a significant decline of 24.4 percent.
• Catheter-associated urinary tract infections decreased 13.2 percent.
• The number of surgical site infections dropped 1.1 percent.
• Surgical site infections made up the greatest percentage of total healthcare-associated infection among Pennsylvania hospitals (26.24 percent), closely followed by urinary tract infections (23.34 percent).
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