March 9, 2016
Oregon hospitals outperformed the national average in preventing health care-acquired infections, one of the 10 leading causes of death in the Unites States. That's according to a recent progress report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The progress report, which was published on March 3 and contains 2014 national data, showed the rates for every listed type of health care-acquired infection. Health care-acquired infections are preventable infections contracted by patients receiving treatment in a medical facility. The number of reporting hospitals varied, depending on the type of infection. Between 44 and 58 Oregon hospitals reported their infection rates to the CDC.
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