Healthcare-associated Infections

Kentucky Activities to Prevent Healthcare-associated Infections

Financial and/or technical support provided by CDC

Kentucky

Patients in Kentucky hospitals had 28 percent fewer central line-associated bloodstream infections in 2011 than would have been predicted. (SIR=0.72, What is this?)
The percent of healthcare facilities in this state reporting HAI data to CDC's NHSN:
- CLABSIs: 61.2%
- CAUTIs: 28.4%
- The number of facilities reporting SSIs: 7
State health department 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
State has implemented a C. diff Prevention Collaborative
State has implemented a Prevention Collaborative for LTC Facilities
State is involved with antimicrobial stewardship activities
2012 Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding amount: $341,141.27
- Activities: HAI Prevention Infrastructure and HAI Prevention Initiatives (see ACA Activities Funded for more information)
2011 Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding amount: $274,784
- Activities: HAI Prevention Infrastructure and HAI Prevention Initiatives (see ACA Activities Funded for more information)
2009-2011 Recovery Act funding amount: $276,125
- Activity A: Infrastructure (see ELC Activities Funded for more information)

Kentucky:

State plan to address healthcare-associated infections [PDF - 405 KB]

State Contact:

Andrea Flinchum MPH, BSN, CIC
HAI Prevention Program Manager
Infectious Disease Branch
Division of Epidemiology and Health Planning
Phone: (502) 564-3261 ext 4248
Fax: (502) 564-2816
andrea.flinchum@ky.gov
Kentucky Department for Public Health - Healthcare-associated Infection Prevention

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.