When a hospital stay is necessary, the last thing you want is for your hospital to cause a hospital-acquired infection. At HHC we believe that all hospital-acquired infections are preventable. One of the easiest ways to prevent infections is through hand washing. HHC has embarked on a corporate-wide hand-washing initiative to help reduce hospital acquired infections.

Central line-associated blood stream infections, ventilator-associated pneumonia, and surgical infections are all potentially life-threatening infections to which patients may be exposed after they have been admitted to the hospital. Patients in intensive care units (ICUs) are particularly vulnerable to these hospital-acquired infections.

HHC has made it a priority to reduce hospital-acquired infections among its critical care patients by implementing evidence-based "bundles" of best clinical practices in its ICUs to prevent central line infections and ventilator-associated pneumonia.

HHC also has paid close attention to the consistent application of evidence-based clinical practices that have been proven to reduce the chance of surgical infection. Adherence to such guidelines has helped HHC to prevent surgical infections in its facilities.

Click below to learn more about HHC efforts to prevent these common hospital-acquired infections.

• Central Line Infections
• Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
• Surgical Infections