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Hospital patient safety
Hospital patient safety
Hospital patient safety
These indicators provide data on hand washing among hospital care providers, completion of a surgical safety checklist by surgical teams, C. difficile infections among hospital patients, and antibiotic-resistant bloodstream infections among hospital patients.
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hand washing by hospital care providers
Before patient contact
85.8%
After patient contact
92.4%
Surgical Safety Checklist Completion
99.5%
C.Difficile infections in hospital patients
Rate of
0.20
new cases per 1,000 inpatient days
Antibiotic-resistant bloodstream infections in hospital patients
Rate of
0.037
new cases per 1,000 inpatient days
Last Updated: March 13, 2026
