The Empowered Patient Coalition provides resources enabling patients to take control of their medical treatments and safety.

Preventing Infections

State Infection Rates

Infection Disclosure Reports listed by state from Consumers Union

Read State-Specific Healthcare-Associated Infection Reports from the CDC

Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infections (CLASBI)

Facts About Catheter-Associated Bloodstream Infections from Safetyleaders.org

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)

MRSA Fact Sheet from Safetyleaders.org

MRSA Resistance Map from the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy (CDDEP)

Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI)

Facts about Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections from Safetyleaders.org

Empowered Patient Coalition Prevent Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI) Fact Sheet

Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP)

Facts about Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia from Safetyleaders.org

Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia Fact Sheet from PubMedHealth

Clostridium difficile (C-difficile or C-diff)

Facts about Clostridium difficile or C-diff from Safetyleaders.org

C. diff Patient Information Sheet from the University of Virginia Health System

C-diff Tip Sheet from the State of Michigan

Surgical Site Infections (SSI)

Empowered Patient Coalition Recognize and Prevent Surgical Site Infections Fact Sheet

Facts about Surgical Site Infections from Safetyleaders.org

Health Care Infections

Empowered Patient Coalition Keep Your Hospital Room Safe and Clean Fact Sheet

Infection Control Plan for Outpatient Oncology Settings from the CDC

Infection Prevention Fact Sheet from APIC – Reduce Your Risk of Infection Before Procedures

Infection Prevention Fact Sheet from hospitalinfection.org

Proper Hand Washing Technique Diagram From the World Health Organization (WHO)

A Patient Guide to Hand Hygiene from the CDC

Antimicrobial Resistance Maps from CDDEP

The Empowered Patient Coalition is a non-profit organization promoting patient advocates and health care safety. We are dedicated to promoting patient rights, resolving health care issues that result in medical errors and adverse events, and helping educate people on patient safety issues.

We provide the consumer and the patient advocate a clear understanding of the importance of forming interactive partnerships with providers and give them the tools and resources they need to become capable and confident members of the health care team. Ultimately, the public can be a valuable resource for adverse event reporting and should be called upon to help establish guidelines for patient’s rights.