Deaths. Based on the current infection rate, the average 500-bed hospital sees 194 unnecessary deaths a year. Nearly one in five patients infected with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus auerus die from it, a toll greater than deaths from AIDS.
Costs. HAIs cost hospitals up to $45 billion a year and the average hospital incurs $28 million in unnecessary costs per year due to HAIs. Surgical-site MRSA infections alone cost as much as $60,000 per case, and the average case costs $15,275.
Litigation. The typical hospital is the target of seven HAI-related lawsuits per year with an average settlement of $1.5 million, for a total of $10.5 million per hospital. Now that 27 states require hospitals to report incidence of HAIs, the number of awards is expected to rise.
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