When recovering from an illness or injury, the journey may begin with a hospital stay. Sadly, this hospital stay may result in greater problems for the patient. Hospital-acquired infections are infections acquired in the hospital that are unrelated to the condition for which a patient was initially being treated. This is a distressingly common issue that can affect as many as one in every 25 individuals.
Some of the most infections acquired in hospitals include:
- Bloodstream infections
- Urinary tract infections
- Respiratory infections
- Surgical site infections
- Staph infections
While some of these infections are unavoidable, many of them are. Your hospital is required to provide you with the safest environment possible. If you acquired an infection while in the hospital, you have a right to understand why. Some common risk factors for acquiring infections in the hospital include:
- Exposure to almost any hospital personnel
- Exposure to infected individuals
- Exposure to poorly maintained or unclean equipment
- Inadequate hand washing
- Wounds and/or infections
- Lengthy hospital stays
- Improper use or overuse of antibiotics
- Surgical procedures
If you or someone you love were injured due to hospital-acquired infections, you need my help! I will fight for rights and find the answers to exactly what happened. Call me today at 1 (877) 614-9524 to discuss your claim and ’ll Make Them Pay!®
