California Activities to Prevent Healthcare-associated Infections

• Patients in California hospitals had 43 percent fewer central line-associated bloodstream infections in 2011 than would have been predicted.  (SIR=0.57, What is this?)
• The percent of healthcare facilities in this state reporting HAI data to CDC's NHSN:
  • CLABSIs: 83.9%
  • CAUTIs: 24.2%
  • The number of facilities reporting SSIs: 332
  • This state has done some type of validation effort for CLABSI and SSI. This includes audit of medical records.
• Facilities in this state are required by law to report HAI data to NHSN
• State is training a CDC/CSTE fellow as a state or local HAI-focused epidemiologist
• One of 10 state health departments in the Emerging Infections Programs (EIP) network*
• States that have implemented a CAUTI Prevention Collaborative
• States that have implemented a C. diff Prevention Collaborative
• State has implemented a CLABSI Prevention Collaborative
• States that have implemented a MRSA Prevention Collaborative
• State has implemented a VAP Prevention Collaborative
• State has implemented a Prevention Collaborative for LTC Facilities*
• State is involved with antimicrobial stewardship activities
• Dialysis facilities in this state are participating in prevention and/or reporting initiatives for HAIs
• 2012 Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding amount: $670,169.66
  • Activities: HAI Prevention Infrastructure and HAI Prevention Initiatives (see ACA Activities Funded for more information)
• 2011 Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding amount: $771,472
  • Activities: HAI Prevention Infrastructure and HAI Prevention Initiatives (see ACA Activities Funded for more information)
• 2009-2011 Recovery Act (EIP) funding amount: $458,366
• 2009-2011 Recovery Act (ELC) funding amount: $2,596,434
  • Activities A, B, and C: Infrastructure, Monitoring, and Prevention Projects (for more information see EIP ELC Activities Funded)

* These projects include laboratory components