Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Damon T. Arnold has announced that overall hospitals in Illinois reported fewer healthcare-associated infections in 2010 compared to 2009, according to an IDPH news release.
IDPH analyzed central line-associated bloodstream infection data and found more than 75 percent of Illinois hospitals had the same number or fewer central line-associated bloodstream infection cases in 2010 compared to 2009. In 2009, 383 bloodstream infections were reported in adult intensive care units in Illinois. Comparatively, in 2010, only 282 were reported.
Read the IDPH news release about Illinois hospital infection rates.
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IDPH analyzed central line-associated bloodstream infection data and found more than 75 percent of Illinois hospitals had the same number or fewer central line-associated bloodstream infection cases in 2010 compared to 2009. In 2009, 383 bloodstream infections were reported in adult intensive care units in Illinois. Comparatively, in 2010, only 282 were reported.
Read the IDPH news release about Illinois hospital infection rates.
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5 Strategies for Preventing Avoidable Hospital-Acquired Conditions
California's Washington Hospital Sued in Stillborn Delivery, Public Health Department Issues Citations
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