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HEALTH CARE ACQUIRED INFECTIONS

Cost of Hospital Acquired Infections – United States

• The CDC estimates that there are 1.7 million hospital acquired infections each year that cause nearly 100,000 deaths. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/pdf/h...ons_deaths.pdf
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/hai.html

• 2010 AHRQ Report: The average HAI adds $43,000 to a hospital bill. http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb94.pdf

• It costs our US healthcare system between 28 billion to 33 billion dollars each year. http://appropriations.house.gov/Witn...r_04_01_09.pdf

http://www.safepatientproject.org/pd...dOut-Final.pdf