Reducing Hospital Infections Dramatically

A Way to Reduce Hospital Infections Dramatically: Real-Time Locating Systems Can Make a Big Difference.

Despite years of warnings about deaths and illnesses from hospital-acquired infections, they remain far too rampant. Hundreds of millions of people acquire HCAIs (health care–associated infections) each year, including 7 percent of hospital patients in developed countries and 10 percent in developing countries, the World Health Organization has reported.