Preventing Hospital-Acquired Infections
Hospital-acquired infections and drug resistant
“superbugs” make infection control a challenge for all hospitals.
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and other
hospital-acquired infection rates at Hendricks Regional Health are
extremely low compared to national rates. The numbers below show our 2010 data:
Infection Type
|
Hendricks Regional Health
|
National Average
|
| MRSA |
0.005% |
Benchmark not available
|
IV/Central Line
|
0.0% |
1.5% |
Urinary Catheter
|
0.65% |
3.40% |
| Ventilator |
0.0% |
2.2% |
| Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus |
0.005% |
Benchmark not available |