AHRQ Stats: Median Length of Stay With an HAI Diagnosis

Among hospital inpatient stays without COVID-19 in 2021, the median length of stay with a healthcare-associated infection (HAI) was up to six times as long as stays without an HAI. Patients with cardiovascular disorders faced the greatest disparity, with stays lasting an average of 19 days with an HAI compared to an average of just three days without. (Source: AHRQ Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Statistical Brief #313, Prevalence and Burden of Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), 2016-2021.) https://hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb313-prevalence-burden-HAIs-2016-2021.pdf