We hold ourselves accountable for preventing harm.

“The most difficult safety initiative is hospital-acquired infections, and the reason is that it involves the whole community of care, from the housekeepers to the surgeons and everyone in between. An organization that can orchestrate all of those caregivers at every level to do the right thing is an organization that is very focused and very clear on the message. And so we’re very proud of our achievement thus far.“
— Dr. Justine M. Carr, Chief Medical Officer

A Focus on Infections

Reducing hospital-acquired infections (HAI) is a major priority for Caritas Christi. HAIs affect 5-10% of the 40 million patients hospitalized each year — that’s 2 million patients. HAIs are associated with 90,000 needless deaths each year.

In conjunction with the Institute for Health Care Improvement (IHI) 5 Million Lives Campaign, we have worked collaboratively across the system to reduce hospital-acquired infections.

Measuring How We Perform

We have identified central line infections in the intensive care unit (ICU), ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP), and methicillin-resistant staph aureus (MRSA) infections as the three most critical types of infections. Use the links below to see how we measure up and how we are planning to perform even better.

• Central Line Infections in the Intensive Care Unit ICU
• Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP)
• Methicillin-resistant Staph Aureus (MRSA) infection