New York Activities to Prevent Healthcare-associated Infections

• Patients in New York hospitals had 16 percent fewer central line-associated bloodstream infections in 2011 than would have been predicted.  (SIR=0.84, What is this?)
• The percent of healthcare facilities in this state reporting HAI data to CDC's NHSN:
  • CLABSIs:70.5%
  • CAUTIs: 31.9%
  • The number of facilities reporting SSIs: 178
  • This state has done some type of validation effort for CLABSI and SSI. This includes audit of medical records.
• Facilities in this state are required by law to report HAI data to NHSN
• State health department and hospital association are involved with a CUSP initiative to prevent CLABSI and/or CAUTI
• This state is training a CDC/CSTE fellow as a state or local HAI-focused epidemiologist
• One of 10 state health departments in the Emerging Infections Programs (EIP) network*
• 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 MRSA Prevention Collaborative
• State has implemented a Prevention Collaborative for LTC Facilities*
• State is involved with antimicrobial stewardship activities
• Dialysis facilities in this state are participating in prevention and/or reporting initiatives for HAIs
• 2012 Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding amount: $648,428.11
  • Activities: HAI Prevention Infrastructure and HAI Prevention Initiatives (see ACA Activities Funded for more information)
• 2012 Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC) Funding Program Component (PC) funding amount: $220,000.00
  • Activity: Improving Health Department Capacity to Provide Infection Prevention and Control Assistance
• 2011 Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding amount: $621,472
  • Activities: HAI Prevention Infrastructure and HAI Prevention Initiatives (see ACA Activities Funded for more information)
• 2009-2011 Recovery Act (EIP) funding amount: $392,863
• 2009-2011 Recovery Act (ELC) funding amount: $1,599,048
  • Activity: B, C (see ELC Activities Funded for more information)

* These projects include laboratory components