Virginia Activities to Prevent Healthcare-associated Infections

• Patients in Virginia hospitals had 30 percent fewer central line-associated bloodstream infections in 2011 than would have been predicted.  (SIR=0.70, What is this?)
• The percent of healthcare facilities in this state reporting HAI data to CDC's NHSN:
  • CLABSIs: 74.3%
  • CAUTIs: 33.9%
  • The number of facilities reporting SSIs: 24
  • This state has done some type of validation effort for CLABSI.
• 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
• State has implemented a C. diff Prevention Collaborative
• State has implemented a CAUTI and UTI Prevention Collaborative in LTC Facilities
• Dialysis facilities in this state are participating in prevention and/or reporting initiatives for HAIs
• 2012 Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding amount: $105,000.00
  • Activity: HAI Prevention Infrastructure (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: $1,063,554
  • Activities A, B, and C: Infrastructure, Monitoring, and Prevention Projects (see ELC Activities Funded for more information)

* These projects include laboratory components