Hospital Infection Rates Show Progress, Persistent Threat

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released two reports detailing national estimates of hospital-acquired infections and specific advances in prevention efforts. The reports highlight ongoing progress, but also indicate that hundreds of thousands of patients within hospitals remain at risk.

The CDC's findings suggest a reduction in certain types of HAIs. However, the reports showed that significant work remains to fully protect hospital patients from preventable infections. Further details regarding specific infection types or prevention strategies were not immediately available.