Urinary Tract Infections

Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) are the most common hospital-acquired bacterial infection among patients in the United States, accounting for 40% of all such infections.

According to the latest research, 75% of hospitals do not monitor catheter duration despite the fact that every day a patient is fitted with a urinary catheter, the likelihood of acquiring an infection significantly increases.

Studies show that one in four patients receives an indwelling urinary catheter at some point during their hospital stay and up to 50% of these catheters are placed unnecessarily. Urinary catheter reminders, which have been proven to dramatically decrease the number of UTIs, are used in fewer than 10% of U.S. hospitals.

To prevent an unnecessary UTI/CAUTI from happening to your family member in the hospital, follow our simple checklist. For other prevention tips, visit the Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths.

• 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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