C. diff

Considered an epidemic, with significant increases in the last several years, C. diff is a hospital-acquired infection which affects 500,000 patients and causes 17,500 deaths every year.

C. diff is an intestinal bacteria that lives in about 5% of the general population, but does not harm most people until their immune systems are compromised by an illness and/or antibiotics. It is usually transmitted through fecal-oral contact, and because C. diff has heat-resistant spores, the bacteria can survive a cold hospital environment for a long period of time.

You can help prevent the spread of C. diff in hospitals by being an informed, alert advocate. Follow this simple checklist, which also helps you detect the infection in its early stages.

You can also visit the Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths’ tips to prevent C. diff.

• What’s the Harm in Health Care?

  One-third of all hospital patients are harmed or killed by accident every year in American hospitals -- about 13 million patients.

  
  Preventable hospital accidents claim almost 300,000 lives -- equal to 3 jets crashing every single day of the year in America, with no survivors.

  
  Most of these deaths and injury are among older patients, and most result from a strained health care system seriously short on nurses and other critical resources.
  

• Our Solution

  CampaignZERO offers simple explanations about how common hospital hazards occur and easy checklists to help families safeguard their loved ones' care in the hospital.

• Why Checklists for Families?

  Every patient needs a family member or friend with them in the hospital -- yet few of us are prepared for this important role.

  
  Our simple little checklists can be a big help.

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