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Patients can be at risk for infection while receiving medical care. Our teams follow strict guidelines for keeping our patients safe from infection using standard precautions – such as handwashing, wearing gloves and cleaning surfaces – to special precautions required for higher risk illnesses.

Find out why these measures are important

Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) in ICUs and select wards

Lower numbers are better.

0.526

Better than national benchmark

National benchmark: 1.000

Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) in ICUs and select wards

Lower numbers are better.

0.830

No different than national benchmark

National benchmark: 1.000

Surgical site infections (SSI) from colon surgery

Lower numbers are better.

0.801

No different than national benchmark

National benchmark: 1.000

Surgical site infections (SSI) from abdominal hysterectomy

Lower numbers are better.

Not Available

National benchmark: 1.000

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) blood infections

Lower numbers are better.

0.625

No different than national benchmark

National benchmark: 1.000

Clostridium difficile (C.diff.) intestinal infections

Lower numbers are better.

0.141

Better than the national benchmark

National benchmark: 1.000

Last updated: 08/2024