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Aug |
Sept |
Oct |
Nov 2008 |
Dec 2009 |
Jan |
Feb 2009 |
Mar 2009
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Apr 2009 |
May 2009 |
June 2009 |
July 2009 |
Aug 2009
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Sept 2009 |
Oct 2009 |
Nov 2009 |
Dec 2009
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Jan 2010 |
Feb 2010 |
Mar 2010
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Apr 2010
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May 2010 | June 2010 |
# / new cases of |
<5 |
0 |
1 - 4 |
1 - 4 |
0 |
0 |
1-4 |
0 |
0 |
1-4 |
1 - 4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
C. difficile Rate
|
1.38 |
0 |
0.69 |
0.74 |
0 |
0 |
0.78 |
0 |
0 |
0.72 |
2.9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Espanola General Hospital
C. difficile Rates
C. difficile Rate:
The C. difficile infection rate is calculated as a rate per 1,000 days
The “total patient days” represents the sum of the number of days during which services were provided to all inpatients during the given time period.
Number of new hospital acquired cases of C. difficile in our facility x 1000
Total number of patient days (for one month)