Each year, hospital-acquired infections cost billions of dollars, with the five most common types adding up to $9.8 billion each year, according to The Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy data.
The five most common HAIs cost this annually:
1. Surgical site infections — $3.3 billion
2. Ventilator-associated pneumonia — $3.09 billion
3. Central line-associated bloodstream infections — $1.85 billion
4. Clostridium difficile infections — $1.51 billion
5. Catheter-associated urinary tract infections — $0.03 billion