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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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.

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

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 …

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 …

Nov 25, 2024 · CDC's NHSN is the nation's most widely used HAI tracking system. NHSN provides facilities, states, regions, and the nation with data needed to identify problem areas, …