HAI Prevention and Control for Healthcare CDC resources and information on infection control in outpatient healthcare settings.

By definition, HAIs are infections that happen within: Forty-eight hours of arrival or hospital admission. Three days after discharge from a hospital or surgical center. Thirty days of a surgical procedure. …

Jul 7, 2025 · Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are infections people get while they are receiving health care for another condition. HAIs can happen in any health care facility, including hospitals, …

Jun 27, 2025 · Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are infections that patients get while or soon after receiving health care. HAIs are a serious threat to healthcare safety. Preventing HAIs is a top priority …

Jul 18, 2025 · Healthcare-associated infections (HAI) are a threat to patient safety and a top priority for the Department of Health and Human Services.

Dec 11, 2024 · Healthcare-associated infections (HAI) are a threat to patient safety. CDC provides national leadership in surveillance, outbreak investigations, laboratory research, and prevention of …

Jan 29, 2026 · Healthcare-associated infection (HAI): Infection patients can get while receiving medical treatment in hospitals, outpatient clinics, nursing homes, and other facilities where people receive care.

Jan 30, 2026 · CDC's NHSN is the nation's most widely used HAI tracking system. NHSN provides facilities, states, regions, and the nation with data needed to identify problem areas, measure …

Aug 2, 2024 · CDC funds a network of 64 health department Healthcare-associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance (HAI/AR) Programs to detect, prevent and respond to HAI/AR. Programs …

Dec 12, 2024 · Healthcare-associated infections (HAI) are a threat to patient safety. CDC provides national leadership in surveillance, outbreak investigations, laboratory research, and prevention of …