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Infections strike 5-10 percent of hospital patients. The
cost of treating them averages $6,000 per patient, or
as much as $10 billion a year. Hospital infections
cause 99,000 deaths per year—but 75 percent can
be prevented.
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“100,000 lives are lost to a nosocomial infection annually”
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Benedict Difranco, Englewood Hospital and Medical Center
Humidity Management...
Nosocomial Infections (HAI’s)
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Source: Energy Star