Real facts about the problem

• Fact5% of all hospital admissions result in infections that patients get during their stay
• Fact 1.7 million infections are acquired in healthcare related settings where patients are seeking treatment for other conditions (ie. physician waiting rooms, dialysis centers, nursing homes, dental offices, etc)
• Fact 99,000 deaths are attributed to Heathcare Associated Infections (HAI’s) each year in the US
• Fact1 out of 6 (or 48 million people) gets sick, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die from foodborne diseases each year in US
• Fact20,000 children under the age of 5 are hospitalized because of flu-related complications
• Fact5% of all hospital admissions result in infections that patients get during their stay
• Fact1.7 million infections are acquired in healthcare related settings where patients are seeking treatment for other conditions (ie. physician waiting rooms, dialysis centers, nursing homes, dental offices, etc)
• Fact99,000 deaths are attributed to Heathcare Associated Infections (HAI’s) each year in the US
• Fact1 out of 6 (or 48 million people) gets sick, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die from foodborne diseases each year in US
• Fact20,000 children under the age of 5 are hospitalized because of flu-related complications