Healthcare-associated Infections

Alabama Activities to Prevent Healthcare-associated Infections

Financial and/or technical support provided by CDC

Alabama

Patients in Alabama hospitals had 31 percent fewer central line-associated bloodstream infections in 2011 than would have been predicted. (SIR=0.69, What is this?)
The percent of healthcare facilities in this state reporting HAI data to CDC's NHSN:
- CLABSIs: 65.3%
- CAUTIs: 80.5%
- The number of facilities reporting SSIs: 74
- This state has done some type of validation effort for CLABSI, CAUTI, and SSI. For CAUTI, this includes audit of medical records.
Facilities in this state are required by law to report HAI data to NHSN
State hospital association is involved with CUSP initiative to prevent CLABSI and/or CAUTI
State has implemented a CAUTI Prevention Collaborative
State has implemented a CLABSI Prevention Collaborative
State has implemented a Hand Hygiene Collaborative
State has implemented a SSI Prevention Collaborative
State is involved with antimicrobial stewardship activities
2012 Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding amount: $105,000.00
- Activity: HAI Prevention Infrastructure (see ACA Activities Funded for more information)
2011 Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding amount: $71,472
- Activity: HAI Prevention Infrastructure (see ACA Activities Funded for more information)
2009-2011 Recovery Act funding amount: $487,133
- Activities A and B: Infrastructure and Monitoring (see ELC Activities Funded for more information)

State Contact:

Alabama state plan to address healthcare-associated infections [PDF - 423 KB]

Nadine Crawford
HAI Coordinator, Infection Control Officer
Alabama Department of Public Health
Division of Epidemiology Bureau of Communicable Disease
201 Monroe Street, Suite 1460
Montgomery, AL 36104

Phone: (334) 206-5932
Fax: (334) 206-5967
Nadine.Crawford@adph.state.al.us
Alabama Department of Public Health - HAI Reporting and Prevention Program

The information included in this map describes state HAI prevention efforts with financial and/or technical support provided by CDC. Please refer to state health department Web sites for information about additional HAI prevention efforts underway in each state.