Each year, more than two million people contract a hospital-acquired infection (HAI) that can also be antibiotic-resistant. In 2013, these infections resulted in at least 23,000 deaths (CDC). In fact, HAIs kill more people than AIDS, breast cancer, and auto accidents combined.
Emerging diseases — such as Sudden Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) — demand vigilance by health care facilities to protect workers, facility staffs, patients, and visitors from the spread of these pathogens.