Report shows NY hospital infection rate decreasing

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s Health Department reports the rate of hospital-acquired infections declined again in 2014.
Health officials say those infections can afflict patients admitted to hospitals, resulting in longer stays, higher costs and unnecessary deaths.
The department says New York hospitals have shown marked improvements and prevented an estimated 15,000 infections since the annual reporting began in 2007.
The report shows 8,890 infections from Clostridium di