Pneumonia

Most cases of pneumonia developed in the hospital are among patients dependent on supplemental oxygen, delivered by ventilator tubing which becomes contaminated with bacteria — this type is commonly known as “ventilator-associated pneumonia”, or VAP for short.

VAP is a life-threatening infection, and lengthens a typical hospital stay by 13 days. It also adds about $40,000 to each pneumonia patient’s hospital bill.

VAP is something you can help prevent from happening to your loved one. For example, in one study only 8% of ventilator patients whose beds were angled between 30 and 45 degrees acquired VAP while 34% of ventilator patients in the supine (laying flat, or less than 30 degrees) position acquired the infection.

CampaignZERO offers a simple checklist to help you prevent VAP in the hospital. We also connect you with products to aid your prevention.

• 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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