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

Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), including those caused by antimicrobial resistant organisms, are significantly harmful, costly, and preventable. HAIs are among the top 10 causes of death in the …

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 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, …

Healthcare–associated infections (HAIs) are among the most common complications of hospital care. More than one million HAIs occur across the United States healthcare system every year.

Hospital-acquired infections (or healthcare-associated infections) are infections that occur after a patient is admitted to a hospital or any healthcare facility and that were not present at the time of admission.

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

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 …