Hiding in plain sight: The most harmful and costly hospital-acquired infection

Hiding in plain sight: The most harmful and costly hospital-acquired infection 
Infection Control Today; by Dian Baker, PhD, APRN; 2/5/25 
Nonventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia (NV-HAP) is among the most deadly, harmful, and costly hospital-acquired infections (HAI). In a 2023 study of 284 US hospitals, NV-HAP was attributed to 1 in 14 hospital deaths with an inpatient mortality of 22.4%. NV-HAP is associated with significant morbidity and mortality, the incidence of sepsis, longer hospital stays, increased discharges to skilled nursing facilities and hospice, costs, and higher intensive care unity (ICU) utilization.