New Mexico Activities to Prevent Healthcare-associated Infections

• Patients in New Mexico hospitals had 48 percent fewer central line-associated bloodstream infections in 2011 than would have been predicted.  (SIR=0.52, What is this?)
• The percent of healthcare facilities in this state reporting HAI data to CDC's NHSN:
  • CLABSIs: 62.5%
  • CAUTIs: 27.1%
  • The number of facilities reporting SSIs: 5
  • This state has done some type of validation effort for CLABSI. This includes audit of medical records.
• Facilities in this state are required by law to report HAIs data to NHSN
• State health department and hospital association are involved with CUSP initiative to prevent CLABSI and/or CAUTI
• One of 10 state health departments in the Emerging Infections Programs (EIP) network*
• State has implemented a CAUTI Prevention Collaborative
• State has implemented a C. diff Prevention Collaborative
• State has implemented a MRSA Prevention Collaborative
• State has implemented a CLABSI Prevention Collaborative
• State is involved with antimicrobial stewardship activities
• State has implemented a Prevention Collaborative for LTC Facilities*
• 2012 Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding amount: $323,494.66
  • Activities: HAI Prevention Infrastructure, HAI Prevention Initiatives and Electronic Laboratory Reporting (ELC)(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 (EIP) funding amount: $403,465
• 2009-2011 Recovery Act (ELC) funding amount: $1,099,998
  • Activities A, B, and C: Infrastructure, Monitoring, and Prevention Projects (see ELC Activities Funded for more information)

* These projects include laboratory components