Healthcare-associated Infections

Hawaii Activities to Prevent Healthcare-associated Infections

Financial and/or technical support provided by CDC

Hawaii

Patients in Hawaii hospitals had 74 percent fewer central line-associated bloodstream infections in 2011 than would have been predicted. (SIR=0.26, What is this?)
The percent of healthcare facilities in this state reporting HAI data to CDC's NHSN:
- CLABSIs: 55.6%
- CAUTIs: 33.3%
- The number of facilities reporting SSIs: 1-4
Facilities in this state are required by law to report HAI data to NHSN
State health department is involved with a CUSP initiative to prevent CLABSI and/or CAUTI
State is training a CDC/CSTE fellow as a state or local HAI-focused epidemiologist
State has implemented a CAUTI Prevention Collaborative
State has implemented a SSI Prevention Collaborative
State has implemented a MRSA Prevention Collaborative
State has implemented a Hand Hygiene Collaborative
2012 Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding amount: $87,970.20
- Activity: HAI Prevention Infrastructure (see ACA Activities Funded for more information)
2011 Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding amount: $70,992
- Activity: HAI Prevention Infrastructure (see ACA Activities Funded for more information)
2009-2011 Recovery Act funding amount: $429,587
- Activities A and C: Infrastructure and Prevention Projects (see ELC Activities Funded for more information)

Hawaii state plan to address healthcare-associated infections [PDF - 65 KB]

State Contact:

Zeshan Chisty
HAI Collaborative Coordinator
Hawaii State Department of Health
1250 Punchbowl St. #458
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 587-6377
Fax: (808) 586-4595
Zeshan.Chisty@doh.hawaii.gov
Hawaii Department of Health

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.