Vermont Activities to Prevent Healthcare-associated Infections

• Patients in Vermont hospitals had 75 percent fewer central line-associated bloodstream infections in 2011 than would have been predicted.  (SIR=0.25, What is this?)
• The percent of healthcare facilities in this state reporting HAI data to CDC's NHSN:
  • CLABSIs: 50.0%
  • CAUTIs: 10%
  • The number of facilities reporting SSIs: 13
  • This state has done some type of validation effort for SSI.
• Facilities in this state are required by law to report HAI data to NHSN
• 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 Prevention Collaborative for LTC Facilities*
• State has implemented a MDRO Prevention Collaborative*
• State has implemented a MRSA Prevention Collaborative
• Dialysis facilities in this state are participating in prevention and/or reporting initiatives for HAIs
• This state is part of an HHS study evaluating MDROs on environmental surfaces in healthcare facilities*
• 2012 Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding amount: $284.605.70.
  • Activities: HAI Prevention Infrastructure and HAI Prevention Initiatives (see ACA Activities Funded for more information)
• 2011 Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding amount: $67,236
  • Activity: HAI Prevention Infrastructure (see ACA Activities Funded for more information)
• 2009-2011 Recovery Act funding amount: $830,600
  • Activities A, B, and C: Infrastructure, Monitoring, and Prevention Projects (see ELC Activities Funded for more information)

* These projects include laboratory components