Hospital Infection Rates Rarely Disclosed Despite Thousands of Deaths

ABC News reports on hospital infection rates:

Millions of patients contract an infectious disease while they are being treated in a hospital, but most hospitals do not release detailed data on the problem.

Consumers Union, the nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports, is spearheading a nationwide campaign to require hospitals to disclose their infection rates.

Nearly 90,000 people die annually from hospital-acquired infections.

More information at StopHospitalInfections.org.