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Table 1 Select hospital characteristics

From: Healthcare-associated infection prevention and control practices in Israel: results of a national survey

 

% or mean ± sd

Mean number of acute care hospital beds (including ICU beds)

614.5 ± 368.4

Mean reported hand hygiene compliance rate

83.1 ± 6.9%

Affiliated with a medical school

100%

Hospital epidemiologist on staff

73.3%

Good/excellent support from leadership for infection prevention

33.3%

Antimicrobial stewardship program

100%

Hand hygiene is very/extremely important priority

100%

Established surveillance system for monitoring CAUTI

86.7%

Established surveillance system for monitoring CLABSI

100%

Established surveillance system for monitoring VAP

42.9%

Established surveillance system for monitoring CDI

100%

  1. ICU intensive care unit, CAUTI catheter-associated urinary tract infection, CLABSI central line-associated bloodstream infection, VAP ventilator-associated pneumonia, CDI Clostridoides difficile infection