Healthcare-associated Infections

Florida Activities to Prevent Healthcare-associated Infections

Financial and/or technical support provided by CDC

Florida

Patients in Florida hospitals had 46 percent fewer central line-associated bloodstream infections in 2011 than would have been predicted. percent between 2008 and 2011. (SIR=0.54, What is this?)
The percent of healthcare facilities in this state reporting HAI data to CDC's NHSN:
- CLABSIs: 78.9%
- CAUTIs: 41.8%
- The number of facilities reporting SSIs: 66
- This state has done some type of validation effort for CAUTI.
State hospital association is involved with a CUSP initiative to prevent CLABSI and/or CAUTI
State has implemented a CAUTI Prevention Collaborative
State has implemented a C. diff Prevention Collaborative
State has implemented a CLABSI Prevention Collaborative
State has implemented a Prevention Collaborative for LTC Facilities
States has implemented a MDRO Prevention Collaborative
States has implemented a CRE Prevention Collaborative
Dialysis facilities in this state are participating in prevention and/or reporting initiatives for HAIs
State is involved with antimicrobial stewardship activities
2012 Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding amount: $350,206.66
- Activities: HAI Prevention Infrastructure and HAI Prevention Initiatives (see ACA Activities Funded for more information)
2011 Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding amount: $421,472
- Activities: HAI Prevention Infrastructure and HAI Prevention Initiatives (see ACA Activities Funded for more information)
2009-2011 Recovery Act funding amount: $1,743,280
- Activities A, B, and C: Infrastructure, Monitoring, and Prevention Projects (see ELC Activities Funded for more information)

State Contact:

Florida state plan to address healthcare-associated infections [PDF - 252 KB]

A.C. (Anne-Carol) Burke, M.A.
Healthcare-associated Infection Prevention Program Manager
Florida Department of Health,
Bureau of Epidemiology
Phone: 850-766-7547
24-hour Reporting Line: (850) 245-4401,
AC_Burke@doh.state.fl.us
Florida Department of Health - Healthcare-associated Infection 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.