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Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences
Bureau of Health Care Safety and Quality
Department of Public Health

Healthcare Associated Infections (HAIs)

Information about reducing and preventing healthcare-associated infections

Healthcare associated infections (HAI) are acquired by patients while receiving treatment for other conditions in a healthcare setting. HAI affect the safety of our patients and add considerable avoidable costs to our burdened healthcare system. The Department of Public Health coordinates efforts with federal, state and local partners to provide guidance, implement changes and achieve goals toward preventing HAI. Learn what you can do to prevent the spread of infections in your healthcare environment and see our data and reports on HAI.

What would you like to do?

Top tasks

View HAI information for general public  Download HAI reports 

All other tasks

Access the 2018 interactive acute care hospital HAI map 

What you need to know

HAI information for healthcare providers  HAI and infection prevention and control information for long-term care facilities  HAI contact information for dialysis providers and patients  Flu vaccination reports for healthcare personnel  Massachusetts Healthcare Associated Infections (HAI) Plan  Antibiotic and Antimicrobial Resistance 

Contact Information

Address

State Public Health Laboratory
305 South Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
directions 

Phone

Infectious Disease Division (617) 983-6550
Urgent calls and infectious disease reporting (617) 983–6800
Laboratory Sciences Division (617) 983–6201

Fax

Infectious Disease Division (617) 983–6925
Laboratory Sciences Division (617) 983–6210

Address

67 Forest St., Marlborough, MA 01752
directions 

Phone

(617) 753-8000

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