Our Why
- We care about reducing infections
- We care about vulnerable patients
- We care about quality of care
The Statistics
- According to CDC, >560,000 Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTIs) annually with a cost to the facility on average of $1,007 per case
- Classified as a "Never Event" by CMS with many insurers not reimbursing if UTI is within 7 days of being catheterized
- 25% of all hospitalized patients receive an indwelling catheter
- Chance of infection increases 9% per day (compounding) when the catheter is in place
- CAUTI composes 40% of all healthcare-associated infections (HAIs)
- In extended use, patients are 3 times more likely to die
- Catheter design has not changed much since 1935
