Illinois Activities to Prevent Healthcare-associated Infections

• Patients in Illinois hospitals had 41 percent fewer central line-associated bloodstream infections in 2011 than would have been predicted.  (SIR=0.59, What is this?)
• The percent of healthcare facilities in this state reporting HAI data to CDC's NHSN:
  • CLABSIs: 72.5%
  • CAUTIs: 26.6%
  • The number of facilities reporting SSIs: 137
  • o 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 hospital association is involved with a CUSP initiative to prevent CLABSI and/or CAUTI
• This state has trained a CDC/CSTE fellow as a state or local HAI-focused epidemiologist
• This state was selected for a 2011 CDC Prevention Epicenter program to support innovative approaches to reducing HAIs
  • Chicago Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Prevention Epicenter
    - Cook County Health & Hospital System
    - Rush University Medical Center
• State has implemented a CAUTI Prevention Collaborative.
• State has implemented two C. diff Prevention Collaboratives.
• State has implemented a Prevention Collaborative for LTC Facilities
• This state is part of an HHS study evaluating MDROs on environmental surfaces in healthcare facilities*
• 2012 Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding amount: $447,159.66
  • Activities: HAI Prevention Infrastructure and HAI Prevention Initiatives (see ACA Activities Funded for more information)
• 2011 Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding amount: $779,616
  • Activities: HAI Prevention Infrastructure, HAI Prevention Initiatives and Antimicrobial Use Surveillance (see ACA Activities Funded for more information)
• 2009-2011 Recovery Act funding amount: $853,443
  • Activities A, B, and C: Infrastructure, Monitoring, and Prevention Projects (see ELC Activities Funded for more information)

* These projects include laboratory components