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In a 2006 Pennsylvania survey it was reported that 19,154 patients suffered infections contracted while in hospitals, with 2,478 dying as a result of those infections.
Nationally, a study released in October 2007 found that an estimated 94,360 patients annually in the United States develop an invasive infection and nearly one in five, or 18,650, die as a result. The number of deaths exceeds those caused by HIV/AIDS or homicides each year. The study of 2005 cases of methacillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, or MRSA, a virulent drug-resistant bacteria, found that 85 percent of invasive infections were associated with health care treatment, including those contracted at facilities such as hospitals and nursing homes. The study confirmed previous research that indicated long-term care centers are "breeding grounds" for infection. Concern has also grown that MRSA, also known as the "superbug," has spread to other community-based facilities, such as schools and gyms. Schools in Bedford County, Virginia, closed after a student there died of a staph infection. (Full story.) If you or someone you love contracted a hospital infection that resulted in serious illness, injury or death, you may want to contact a hospital infections attorney today. The survey of 168 hospitals was conducted by the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council, an independent state agency, and included a study of 1.6 million patient hospitalizations. The survey results were released Nov. 14, 2006. (Click here to read an article about the survey.) The survey looked at four types of hospital infections. They were bloodstream infections from IVs, ventilator-associated pneumonia, urinary tract infections from catheters and infections at surgical sites. The council's executive director, Marc P. Volavka, was quoted in The Philadelphia Inquirer as saying that "every patient that enters a hospital is at risk for a hospital-acquired infection. He said such infections are the result of "flawed processes" of care and hygiene. Indeed, a major cause of infection was noted as poor handwashing by hospital personnel. Kline & Specter, P.C. is based in Philadelphia and has some 30 attorneys, several of whom are also experienced doctors. The law firm has had success litigating medical malpractice lawsuits in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and nationwide. (See our Major Victories.) For a free evaluation of your case, contact a hospital infection lawyer today for a free evaluation of your case.
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