Healthcare-associated Infections

New Hampshire Activities to Prevent Healthcare-associated Infections

Financial and/or technical support provided by CDC

New Hampshire

Patients in New Hampshire hospitals had 36 percent fewer central line-associated bloodstream infections in 2011 than would have been predicted. (SIR=0.64, What is this?)
The percent of healthcare facilities in this state reporting HAI data to CDC's NHSN:
- CLABSIs: 82.8%
- CAUTIs: 17.2%
- The number of facilities reporting SSIs: 26
- This state has done some type of validation effort for CLABSI and SSI.
Facilities in this state are required by law to report HAI data to NHSN
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 CLABSI Prevention Collaborative
State has implemented a MRSA Prevention Collaborative
State has implemented a Hand Hygiene Collaborative
State has implemented a SSI Prevention Collaborative
State has implemented a Prevention Collaborative for LTC Facilities
Dialysis facilities in this state are participating in prevention and/or reporting initiatives for HAIs
2012 Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding amount: $72,235.20
- 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: $737,551
- Activities A, B, and C: Infrastructure, Monitoring, and Prevention Projects (see ELC Activities Funded for more information)

State Contact:

Katrina E. Hansen, M.P.H.
Healthcare-Associated Infections Program Coordinator
Infectious Disease Surveillance Section
NH Department of Health and Human Services
29 Hazen Drive, Concord, NH 03301-6504
Phone: (603) 271-8325
Fax: (603) 271-0545
Katrina.Hansen@dhhs.state.nh.us
New Hampshire 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.