Healthcare-associated Infections

Montana Activities to Prevent Healthcare-associated Infections

Financial and/or technical support provided by CDC

Montana

Patients in Montana hospitals had 59 percent fewer central line-associated bloodstream infections in 2011 than would have been predicted. (SIR=0.41, What is this?)
The percent of healthcare facilities in this state reporting HAI data to CDC's NHSN:
- CLABSIs: 18.8%
- CAUTIs: 18.8%
- The number of facilities reporting SSIs: 8
State health department is involved with a CUSP initiative to prevent CLABSI and/or CAUTI
State has implemented a C. diff Prevention Collaborative
State has implemented a CAUTI Prevention Collaborative
State has implemented a SSI Prevention Collaborative
State has implemented a MRSA Prevention Collaborative
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: $83,372.00
- 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
- Activity A: Infrastructure , B (see ELC Activities Funded for more information)

Montana state plan to address healthcare-associated infections [PDF - 171 KB]

State Contact:

Joel Merriman
MT HAI Coordinator
Communicable Disease Epidemiology Program
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
Division of Public Health and Safety
Bureau of Disease Control and Prevention
Phone: (406) 444-0274
JMerriman@mt.gov
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services

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.