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NACCHO Launches Healthcare-Associated Infections Toolkit for LHDs

Posted on June 30, 2017

Blog: National Association of County & City Health Officials (NACCHO)

Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), which people acquire while receiving treatment or care for another condition, affect 1 in 25 hospital patients in the United States each year and can lead to sepsis or death. HAI risks are not limited to hospital patients and can occur in any healthcare setting (e.g., long-term care, dialysis clinics, doctor’s offices). With […]

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