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.
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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