In a significant win for patient safety, Hudson Regional Health announced Friday that Bayonne University Hospital has recorded zero hospital-acquired infections for two consecutive years.
The achievement—covering all of 2024 and 2025—places BUH among the only acute care hospitals in New Jersey to reach the “gold standard” of infection prevention across an entire facility for back-to-back years.
Hospital-acquired infections remain a critical challenge in the U.S. healthcare system. According to national data, this typically occur in approximately 1 out of every 31 hospitalized patients, often leading to longer stays, higher medical costs, and increased mortality rates…