Hospital patient safety
These indicators provide data on hand washing among hospital care providers, completion of a surgical safety checklist by surgical teams, C. difficile infections among hospital patients, and antibiotic-resistant bloodstream infections among hospital patients.
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hand washing by hospital care providers
Before
patient contact
85.8%
After patient
contact
92.4%
Surgical Safety Checklist Completion
99.5%
C.Difficile infections in hospital patients
Rate
of
0.20
new cases per 1,000 inpatient days
Antibiotic-resistant bloodstream infections in hospital patients
Rate
of
0.037
new cases per 1,000 inpatient days
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PATIENT SAFETY ENHANCED DATA FILES
Download enhanced data files for patient safety indicators included in hospital service accountability agreements (CDI, MRSA, and VRE infection) as well as for indicators measuring hand hygiene compliance and surgical safety checklist completion.
For data covering reporting periods from April 1, 2024, onward.
Download recent dataFor data covering reporting periods up to March 31, 2024.
Download historical dataLast Updated: October 15, 2026
