HAI Prevention and Control for Healthcare CDC resources and information on infection control in outpatient healthcare settings.

May 7, 2024 · By definition, HAIs are infections that happen within: Forty-eight hours of arrival or hospital admission. Three days after discharge from a hospital or surgical center. Thirty days of a …

Jul 18, 2025 · Healthcare-associated infections (HAI) are a threat to patient safety and a top priority for the Department of Health and Human Services.

HAI can be caused by a wide variety of common and unusual bacteria, fungi, and viruses. HAIs are the most common complication of hospital care, occurring in approximately one in every thirty-one patients!

HAIs are infections people can get while receiving medical care in any health care setting. HAIs can be associated with procedures such as surgery and devices like catheters or ventilators. Many HAIs can …

Health care-associated infections (HAIs), are acquired while patients are receiving treatment for another condition in a health care setting.

Jun 27, 2025 · Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are infections that patients get while or soon after receiving health care. HAIs are a serious threat to healthcare safety. Preventing HAIs is a top priority …

Jul 7, 2025 · Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are infections people get while they are receiving health care for another condition. HAIs can happen in any health care facility, including hospitals, …

Dec 11, 2024 · Healthcare-associated infections (HAI) are a threat to patient safety. CDC provides national leadership in surveillance, outbreak investigations, laboratory research, and prevention of …

Jul 18, 2025 · The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released targets for the national acute care hospital metrics for the National Action Plan to Prevent Health Care-Associated …