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This week, we at CDC are reporting big reductions
in some health care associated infections.
This means lives saved and money saved.
Each and every year in the US
about a million people get infections while receiving
health care.
These not only cause preventable illness and death
but they cost billions of dollars.
There're still far too many health care
associated infections.
We have to do more to better protect patients.
Today virtually every single hospital and dialysis center
in this county is using CDC's national health care
safety network.
When you know where infections are occurring,
you can do more to prevent them.
Preventing health care associated infections is the
responsibility of every health care provider
and every health care system,
everywhere patients receive care.
Preventing Health Care associated infections saves
lives and saves money.