Healthcare-associated Infections

Nevada Activities to Prevent Healthcare-associated Infections

Financial and/or technical support provided by CDC

Nevada

Patients in Nevada hospitals had 42 percent fewer central line-associated bloodstream infections in 2011 than would have been predicted. (SIR=0.58, What is this?)
The percent of healthcare facilities in this state reporting HAI data to CDC's NHSN:
- CLABSIs: 50.0%
- CAUTIs: 34.8%
- The number of facilities reporting SSIs: 11
- 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 HAI data to NHSN
State hospital association is involved with a CUSP initiative to prevent CLABSI and/or CAUTI
State has implemented CDC injection safety initiatives and participates in the One and Only Campaign
State has implemented a CAUTI Prevention Collaborative
State has implemented a C. diff Prevention Collaborative
State has implemented a CLABSI Prevention Collaborative
State has implemented a SSI Prevention Collaborative
State has implemented a MDRO Prevention Collaborative
State has implemented a MRSA Prevention Collaborative
State has implemented a Prevention Collaborative for LTC Facilities*
State is involved with antimicrobial stewardship activities
2012 Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding amount: $105,000.00
- Activities: HAI Prevention Infrastructure and HAI Prevention Initiatives (see ACA Activities Funded for more information)
2011 Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding amount: $296,516
- Activities: HAI Prevention Infrastructure and HAI Prevention Initiatives (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:

Kimisha Griffin, MPH
Health Surveyor II
Office of Public Health Informatics & Epidemiology
Nevada State Health Division
3811 W. Charleston Ste 205
Las Vegas, NV 89102
Phone: (702) 486-3568
Fax: (702) 486-0494
kgriffin@health.nv.gov

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.