Healthcare-associated Infections

Iowa Activities to Prevent Healthcare-associated Infections

Financial and/or technical support provided by CDC

Iowa

Patients in Iowa hospitals had 45 percent fewer central line-associated bloodstream infections in 2011 than would have been predicted. (SIR=0.56, What is this?)
The percent of healthcare facilities in this state reporting HAI data to CDC's NHSN:
- CLABSIs: 32.8%
- CAUTIs: 42.6%
- The number of facilities reporting SSIs: 6
- This state has done some type of validation effort for CAUTI. This includes audit of medical records.
State health department 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 Prevention Collaborative for LTC Facilities*
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: $275,587.06
- Activities: HAI Prevention Infrastructure and HAI Prevention Initiatives (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: $880,622
- Activities A, B, and C: Infrastructure, Monitoring, and Prevention Projects (see ELC Activities Funded for more information)

Iowa state plan to address healthcare-associated infections [PDF - 159 KB]

State Contact:

Nancy Wilde
HAI Coordinator
Center for Acute Disease Epidemiology
Iowa Department of Public Health
321 East 12th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319-0075
Phone: (515) 242-3892
Fax: (515) 281-5698
Nancy.Wilde@idph.iowa.gov
Iowa Department of Health HAI website

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.