Deadly Rise in Infections Resulting from Medical Care
1.7 million Americans develop healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), with roughly 45% of hospital-acquired HAIs are in patients older than 65 years. Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are costly and deadly and becoming a national crisis, reports “The Silver Book: Healthcare-Associated Infections” by the Alliance for Aging Research. An estimated 1.7 million Americans develop hospital-acquired HAIs each year at …