HAI Prevention and Control for Healthcare CDC resources and information on infection control in outpatient healthcare settings.
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The Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) Program in the California Department of Public Health Center for Health Care Quality oversees the prevention, surveillance, reporting, and response to HAIs and antimicrobial resistance (AR) in California's hospitals and other healthcare facilities.
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are infections people get while they are receiving health care for another condition. HAIs can happen in any health care facility, including hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, end-stage renal disease facilities, and long-term care facilities.
Health care-associated infection (HAI), also referred to as "nosocomial" or "hospital" infection, is an infection occurring in a patient during the process of care in a hospital or other health care facility which was not present or incubating at the time of admission.
Over a million HAIs occur across the U.S. health care system every year, leading to the loss of tens of thousands of lives and adding billions of dollars to health care costs. AHRQ has research, tools, programs and resources on HAIs and how clinicians can prevent or reduce them.
Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) are infections people get while receiving care in a hospital or other healthcare setting. The causes of the infections may be bacteria, viruses, or other pathogens. HAIs can be mild or life-threatening. Most HAIs can be avoided with infection prevention efforts.