ODPHP updates targets for health care-associated infections within acute care hospitals

The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) has announced updated 2020 targets for the reduction of health care-associated infections in acute care hospitals.

ODPHP and other federal partners are tracking national progress in the reduction of health care-associated infections through the development of measures and targets.

The 2020 targets address the following goals from the “National Action Plan to Prevent Health Care-Associated Infections: Road Map to Elimination”:

• 50 percent reduction in central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) in intensive care units and ward-located patients
• 25 percent reduction in catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) in intensive care units and ward-located patients: 25 percent reduction
• 50 percent reduction in the incidence of invasive health care-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections
• 50 percent reduction in facility-onset methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in facility-wide health care
• 30 percent reduction in facility-onset Clostridium difficile infections in facility-wide health care
• 30 percent reduction in the rate of Clostridium difficile hospitalizations
• 30 percent reduction in surgical site infection (SSI) admission and readmission

For more information on measures and the updated targets, visit ODPHP’s website or its blog.