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Are Our Hospitals A Seething Cauldron of Potential Disease?

18 Views Length: 07:46 Each year more than 103,000 people die from infections they contracted during a hospital stay. Hospital Acquired Infections cost the health care system an estimated $30 billion per year.

Medical experts such as Dr. Betsy McCaughey indicate that… Each year more than 103,000 people die from infections they contracted during a hospital stay. Hospital Acquired Infections cost the health care system an estimated $30 billion per year.

Medical experts such as Dr. Betsy McCaughey indicate that 90% of all Hospital Acquired Infections are preventable through better hygiene practices. However, in 1970 the Center for Disease Control and Prevention and, the American Hospital Association made the decision that hospitals were no longer required to test surfaces for bacterial content.

In an already overtaxed system that through the recent passing of historic legislation has now extended coverage to an additional 32 million people over the next decade, are you and your family at risk?

Join me on Wednesday April 14th at 8:00 PM EST for a Special evening edition of the PI Window on Business Show on Blog Talk Radio, as I once again welcome health care expert author Jeff Knott to examine the safety of our hospitals at length.

Jeff, whose critically acclaimed book "Navigating The Healthcare Maze" is a must read "survival guide" for those of us dealing with the present day health care system.

Here is the link: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/jon-hansen/2010/04/15/are-american-hospitals-a-seething-cauldron-of-potential-disease

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