The report, which compiled New York’s HAI data from 2012, found the following trends:
- Central-line associated bloodstream infections have fallen 53 percent since 2007, leading to savings estimated between $18 million and $72 million.
- Surgical site infections have decreased 16 percent since 2007, resulting in an estimated savings of between $12 million and $35 million.
- C. difficile infections rose 14 percent since 2010, though among hospitals that did not switch to a more sensitive testing method for the bacterium, infection rates decreased 15 percent.
Access the full report on the NYDOH website.
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