Why is infection prevention important?
When you go into a hospital or other healthcare setting to receive care, you become vulnerable to catching infections. Unfortunately, in the U.S., nearly 75,000 people (approximately 1 in 31 people) in hospitals die each year with these infections—many of which could have been prevented with proper infection prevention practices. But the good news is that patients, their families, and other visitors can take steps to prevent infections by simply knowing infection prevention basics! For more information visit APIC.
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Meet the Indiana Department of Health Infection Prevention Team
We have 4 Regional Infection Preventionists (IPs), a Program Manager, and an Epidemiologist who cover proactive and reactive Infection Control Assessment and Response (ICAR) in long term care (LTC) for COVID-19 and other outbreaks in LTC, acute care (hospitals), long-term acute care hospitals (LTACHs), and dialysis.
Infection Prevention Press Newsletter for Long-term Care Facilities
Page last reviewed and updated: November 2023
