Kit battles deadly hospital infections

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) - According to the Centers for Disease Control, nearly two million patients contract a Hospital Acquired Infection each year. In fact, HAI is the fourth largest killer in the country.

But now, A local woman is launching a new initiative to keep patients safe from the growing epidemic.

Pat Mastors, former Eyewitness News Anchor, lost her father to an HAI almost three years ago.

Now, she's hoping her experience will help save others. She has put together the "Empowered Patient" kit, which includes information, several hospital grade sanitizers, and other items designed to kill or keep deadly germs away.

"It will probably save some lives and that's all that was really important to me," Mastors said.