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The Stakes

Healthcare-associated infections are a daily reality.

1 in 38hospitalized patients has at least one healthcare-associated infection on any given day¹⁹
~687,000
HAIs/yr in US acute care²
~72,000
patients die with an HAI each year²
$28–45B
annual direct medical cost to US healthcare⁸
~35,000
deaths/yr from antibiotic-resistant infections⁵
National progress, infections we can prevent.¹2024 vs 2023
CLABSI↓ 9%
CAUTI↓ 10%
C. difficile (HO)↓ 11%
MRSA bacteremia (HO)↓ 7%
SSI: colon surgery↓ 4%
SSI: abdominal hysterectomy↑ 8%

Prevexia helps your facility join that trend line. Every percentage point of progress represents a reduction of thousands of preventable patient infections and deaths.

Statistics from CDC and AHRQ. Year-over-year SIR rates from the 2024 CDC HAI Progress Report; absolute annual estimates reference CDC's 2015 prevalence baseline (the most-recent published whole-system estimate). Prevexium is an independent platform, not affiliated with or endorsed by any U.S. federal agency. Full numbered references on the References page.