Healthcare-associated Infections

South Carolina Activities to Prevent Healthcare-associated Infections

Financial and/or technical support provided by CDC

South Carolina

Patients in South Carolina hospitals had 29 percent fewer central line-associated bloodstream infections in 2011 than would have been predicted. (SIR=0.71, What is this?)
The percent of healthcare facilities in this state reporting HAI data to CDC's NHSN:
- CLABSIs: 82.7%
- CAUTIs: 30.9%
- The number of facilities reporting SSIs: 59
- 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 is 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 SSI Prevention Collaborative
State is involved with antimicrobial stewardship activities
2012 Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding amount: $160,888.00
- Activities: HAI Prevention Infrastructure 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 funding amount: $201,830
- Activities A, B, and C: Infrastructure, Monitoring, and Prevention Projects (see ELC Activities Funded for more information) (see ACA Activities Funded for more information)

South Carolina:

State Contact:

Kathleen Antonetti, MD
HAI Section Director
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
2600 Bull Street,
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: (803) 898-3432
antonekl@dhec.sc.gov
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control

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.