Preventable healthcare-aquired infections that occur in hospitals result in needless harm to patients and family members. Preventing healthcare-associated infections has received heightened attention at both the state and national level as more legislation and change in policy has resulted in mandatory public reporting of healthcare-associated infections.

Infection control and prevention is a responsibility that encompasses everyone from hospital leadership and environmental services to patients and the community.


Click here to get more information about the CUSP Initiative: An Effort to Reduce CLABSIs in Hospital ICUs 

Click here to get more information about the MRSA Prevention Initiative

Click here to get more information about the state health department's (CDPHE)healthcare-associated infection reporting initiative