Nebraska Activities to Prevent Healthcare-associated Infections
Financial and/or technical support provided by CDC
Nebraska
- Patients in Nebraska 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:
- 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 SSI Prevention Collaborative
- State is involved with antimicrobial stewardship activities
- 2012 Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding amount: $100,008.00
- Activity: HAI Prevention Infrastructure (see ACA Activities Funded for more information)
- 2011 Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding amount: $66,300
- Activity: HAI Prevention Infrastructure (see ACA Activities Funded for more information)
- 2009-2011 Recovery Act funding amount: $201,830
- Activity A: Infrastructure (see ELC Activities Funded for more information)
State Contact:
- Tom Safranek, M.D.
State Epidemiologist
Division of Public Health
Nebraska Dept. of Health & Human Services
301 Centennial Mall
Lincoln, NE 68509 - Phone (main): (402) 471-2937
Phone (direct): (402) 471-0550 Fax: (402) 471-3601 - tom.safranek@nebraska.gov
- Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services - Healthcare-associated Infections 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.
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