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

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 …

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, …

AHRQ has research, tools, programs and resources on HAIs and how clinicians can prevent or reduce them. Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are among the leading threats to patient …

Oct 23, 2025 · Survey analysis of the landscape of HAI, AMR, and AMS activities in Rural, Frontier, and small LHDs. This infographic describing the landscape of healthcare-associated …

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 18, 2025 · The HAI Action Plan provides a roadmap for preventing HAIs in acute care hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, end-stage renal disease facilities, and long-term care …

AHRQ funds both research and implementation projects that: Advance the science of HAI prevention. Develop more effective approaches for reducing HAIs. Help clinicians apply …

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, …

Aug 2, 2024 · Key points CDC funds a network of 64 health department Healthcare-associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance (HAI/AR) Programs to detect, prevent and respond to …