Healthcare-Associated Infections - Bronson Battle Creek Hospital
Healthcare-associated infections, or HAIs, are infections that people get while they’re getting treatment for another condition in a healthcare setting. HAIs can occur in all settings of care, including acute care hospitals, long term acute care hospitals, rehabilitation facilities, surgical centers, cancer hospitals, and skilled nursing facilities. Many of these infections can be prevented through the use of proper procedures and precautions. Below, different HAIs for each hospital are compared to the U.S. benchmark.
Infections
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10/1/2018 to 9/30/2019
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Bronson
Battle Creek Hospital |
National Benchmark |
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Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) in ICUs and select wards.
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No Different than National Benchmark
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1 |
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Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) in ICUs and select wards.
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No Different than National Benchmark
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1 |
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Surgical site infections (SSI) from colon surgery.
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No Different than National Benchmark
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1 |
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Surgical site infections (SSI) from abdominal hysterectomy.
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No Different than National Benchmark
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1 |
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) blood infections.
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No Different than National Benchmark
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1 |
| Clostridium difficile (C.diff.) intestinal infections. |
No Different than National Benchmark
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1 |
