The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a statement setting up a five-year plan to prevent infections caused by the health care industry. Most of these infections can be avoided by implementing better procedures for in-care hospital treatment and surgical practices. Known as health care-associated infections, or HAIs, the plan outlines a variety of different areas that should be looked at as part of the prevention techniques for example, infections acquired from a surgical site.