INSTALL Showcases ICRA Standards at 2019 Medical Association Expo

Washington, D.C. -- According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 1.7 million healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) occur each year in the U.S., contributing to nearly 100,000 deaths. On any given day, roughly one in 25 hospital patients has an HAI, endangering lives and costing the U.S. healthcare system billions of dollars per year. While the connection between the HAI epidemic and the construction industry may not seem apparent, the relationship between the two may be closer than one might think.

HAIs can be caused by construction-related activity, most of which are preventable with strict adherence to specific protocols. As HAIs continue to affect patients, the industry has a responsibility to understand how construction-related contaminants such as dust and mold affect occupied facilities and what they can do to help prevent HAIs in the first place.