The New York State Department of Health announced a new report illustrating lower rates of central-line infections in pediatric and coronary intensive care units among New York hospitals, as opposed to the rest of the nation. However, New York hospitals display higher rates in surgical intensive care units.
New York’s first annual report on hospital-acquired infections, as required under Chapter 284 for the Laws of 2005, meets the first-year mandate that the Department of Health develop measurements of certain hospital-acquired infections that factor in patient health risks as well as the number and type of high-risk procedures each hospital performs.
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http://www.nyhealth.gov/nysdoh/hospital/reports/hospital_acquired_infections/