Healthcare-associated Infections

Mississippi Activities to Prevent Healthcare-associated Infections

Financial and/or technical support provided by CDC

Mississippi

Patients in Mississippi hospitals had 39 percent fewer central line-associated bloodstream infections in 2011 than would have been predicted. (SIR=0.61, What is this?)
The percent of healthcare facilities in this state reporting HAI data to CDC's NHSN:
- CLABSIs: 38.7%
- CAUTIs: 20.7%
- The number of facilities reporting SSIs: 15
State hospital association is involved with a CUSP initiative to prevent CLABSI and/or CAUTI
2012 Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding amount: $105,000.00
- Activity: HAI Prevention Infrastructure (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: $201,830
- Activities A and C: Infrastructure and Prevention Projects (see ELC Activities Funded for more information)

Mississippi state plan to address healthcare-associated infections [PDF - 255 KB]

State Contact:

Cindy Allard, RN BSN CIC
HAI Coordinator
Office of Epidemiology
Mississippi State Department Of Health
Phone: (601) 576-7725
Cindy.Allard@msdh.state.ms.us
Mississippi 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.