Patient Experience

Quality of Patient Care

UCSF Health and UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital San Francisco are committed to providing the safest and highest quality care to patients.

Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections

One of the most common infections in the hospital is a catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI). These infections can lead to serious complications.

Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections

Central lines, also called central venous catheters, are tubes placed into a patient's large vein, often in the neck, chest, arm or groin. Find more info here.

Fall Prevention

Patients who have undergone surgery or who are taking pain medications may find it difficult to stand, walk or maintain their balance. Find more info here.

Hand Hygiene

To protect patients from infection, we require that patient care workers thoroughly clean their hands before and after caring for each patient.

Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries

A pressure injury, sometimes called a bedsore, is a wound in the skin or underlying tissue caused by pressure, friction and moisture. Find more info here.

Ventilator-Associated Events

Ventilator-associated events (VAEs) are complications or infections, including ventilator-associated pneumonia, caused by the use of a mechanical ventilator.