Healthcare-associated infections at Wisconsin hospitals appear to be on the decline, according to data published by the state Department of Health Services.
The first annual report of the voluntary Wisconsin Healthcare-Associated Infections Prevention Project showed reporting hospitals saw significant reductions in the occurrence of central line-associated bloodstream infections, compared to national baseline data from 2006-2008. The hospitals reported these infections dropped 33 percent in 2009 and 26 percent in 2010.
Other report findings include an increase in the number of reporting hospitals since the project began in Sept. 2009. Approximately 60 Wisconsin hospitals currently participate in the project.
Read the department release about Wisconsin hospital infections.
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The first annual report of the voluntary Wisconsin Healthcare-Associated Infections Prevention Project showed reporting hospitals saw significant reductions in the occurrence of central line-associated bloodstream infections, compared to national baseline data from 2006-2008. The hospitals reported these infections dropped 33 percent in 2009 and 26 percent in 2010.
Other report findings include an increase in the number of reporting hospitals since the project began in Sept. 2009. Approximately 60 Wisconsin hospitals currently participate in the project.
Read the department release about Wisconsin hospital infections.
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