Infections
Infections are a serious concern in hospitals. Nationwide, 2.5 million patients develop healthcare-associated infections annually. Not only do infections cause additional medical problems for patients, but they can increase the time a patient spends in the hospital, and sometime, can result in serious illness. The risk of healthcare-associated infections can be reduced by following best practices for infection control. Learn more about what BIDMC is doing to address this problem in several important areas.
| Hand Hygiene |
BIDMC Performance
Q4 FY 09 |
Comparison |
Hand Hygiene: Intensive Care Unit
A higher score is better.
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80% |
80% |
Hand Hygiene: Medical-Surgical
A higher score is better.
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72% |
80% |
*Source of comparison for each measure may vary. It may be drawn from national, regional, or local databases and can include internal goals and/or benchmarks that BIDMC has established.
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Other useful hospital-wide measures:
Last Updated: October 26, 2009
