Healthcare-associated Infections

Puerto Rico Activities to Prevent Healthcare-associated Infections

Financial and/or technical support provided by CDC

Puerto Rico

Patients in Puerto Rico hospitals had 41 percent more central line-associated bloodstream infections in 2011 than would have been predicted. (SIR=1.41, What is this?)
The percent of healthcare facilities in this state reporting HAI data to CDC's NHSN:
- CLABSIs: 32.2%
- CAUTIs: 30.5%
- The number of facilities reporting SSIs: 0
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
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 MDRO Prevention Collaborative
State has implemented a MRSA Prevention Collaborative
State has implemented a Prevention Collaborative for LTC Facilities
State has implemented a SSI Prevention Collaborative
State has implemented a VAP Prevention Collaborative
State is involved with antimicrobial stewardship activities
2012 Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding amount: $70,307.00
- Activity: HAI Prevention Infrastructure (see ACA Activities Funded for more information)
2011 Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding amount: $66,154
- 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)

Puerto Rico plan to address healthcare-associated infections [PDF - 196KB]

State Contact:

Ada M Cortés Rodríguez, MS
Epidemióloga
Oficina de Epidemiología e Investigación
Departamento de Salud
PO Box 70184
San Juan, PR 00936-0184
Phone: (787) 274-6831
Phone: (787) 274-5701
Fax: (787) 751-6937
amcortes@salud.gov.pr
Puerto Rico 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.