Oregon Sees Sharp Decrease in Healthcare-Acquired Infections

Oregon hospitals have reported significant decreases in healthcare-acquired infections from 2009 to 2011, according to the Office for Oregon Health Policy and Research (pdf).

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For example, Oregon hospitals’ rate of central line-associated bloodstream infections in adult intensive care units decreased 55 percent from 2009 to 2011.

Click here to read the full story in Becker’s Hospital Review on Oregon HAIs.

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