Healthcare-Associated Infections
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are infections patients acquire while receiving care for another condition. They pose a significant threat to patient safety, contributing to illness, death and emotional and medical complications. HAIs also impose billions of dollars in costs on the U.S. health care system each year. Currently, about 1 in 31 inpatients is affected by an infection related to hospital care. Addressing HAIs is a top priority at both the national and state levels, including in Wisconsin.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) progress report. Accessed January 2025. Current HAI Progress Report | HAIs | CDC
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) progress report. Accessed January 2025. Current HAI Progress Report | HAIs | CDC
Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections
Explore comprehensive resources for preventing and managing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTIs). This page provides evidence-based guidelines, best practices and educational tools for healthcare professionals to reduce the risk of CAUTIs, improve patient outcomes and enhance infection control efforts.
Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections
Access comprehensive resources for preventing and managing Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI). This page offers evidence-based practices and educational tools for health care professionals to reduce the risk of CLABSI, improve patient safety and enhance infection prevention efforts in health care settings.
General HAI Resources
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are infections patients acquire while receiving care for another condition. They pose a significant threat to patient safety, contributing to illness, death and emotional and medical complications. HAIs also impose billions of dollars in costs on the U.S. health care system each year. Currently, about 1 in 31 inpatients is affected by an infection related to hospital care. Addressing HAIs is a top priority at both the national and state levels, including in Wisconsin.
Sepsis
Explore valuable resources for the prevention, early detection and management of sepsis. This page offers best practices and educational tools to support health care professionals in improving patient outcomes and reducing the impact of sepsis in clinical settings.
