Healthcare-associated Infections

HHS Organizational Region 10

Financial and/or technical support provided by CDC

Alaska

The percent of healthcare facilities in this state reporting data on at least one HAI to CDC's NHSN: 48%
2009-2011 Recovery Act funding amount: $201,830
- Activity A: Infrastructure (see ELC 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)

State Contact:

Alaska:

State plan to address healthcare-associated infections [PDF - 283 KB]

Kim Spink, RN, BSN, CIC
HAI Coordinator
Nurse Epidemiologist
Section of Epidemiology
3601 C Street, Suite 540
Anchorage, AK 99503-5932
Phone: (907) 269-8085
Fax: (907)562-7802

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Washington

The percent of healthcare facilities in this state reporting data on at least one HAI to CDC's NHSN: 83%
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 trained a CDC/CSTE fellow as a state or local HAI-focused epidemiologist
This state was selected for CDC's Prevention Epicenter program to support innovative approaches to reducing HAIs
State has implemented a Prevention Collaborative for LTC Facilities*
State has implemented a MDRO Prevention Collaborative
2009-2011 Recovery Act funding amount: $873,266
- Activity B: Monitoring (see ELC Activities Funded for more information)
2011 Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding amount: $66,153
- Activity: HAI Prevention Infrastructure (see ACA Activities Funded for more information)

* These projects include laboratory components

Washington:

State Contact:

Pamela Lovinger
Sr. Advisor for Policy and Business Practices Epidemiology
Health Statistics and Public Health Laboratories
PO Box 47811
Olympia, Washington 98504-7811
Washington State Department of Health

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Idaho

The percent of healthcare facilities in this state reporting data on at least one HAI to CDC's NHSN: 39%
State health department is involved with a CUSP initiative to prevent CLABSI and/or CAUTI
State has implemented a C. diff Prevention Collaborative
2009-2011 Recovery Act funding amount: $508,462
- Activities A and B: Infrastructure and Monitoring (see ELC Activities Funded for more information)
2011 Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding amount: $58,617
- Activity: HAI Prevention Infrastructure (see ACA Activities Funded for more information)

Idaho state plan to address healthcare-associated infections [PDF - 197 KB]

State Contact:

Kathryn Turner, PhD, MPH
Program Manager Office of Epidemiology, Food Protection, and Immunization
450 West State St., 4th Floor
Boise, ID 83720
Phone: (208) 334-5870
Fax: (208) 332-7307
turnerk@dhw.idaho.gov
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare

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Oregon

The percent of healthcare facilities in this state reporting data on at least one HAI to CDC's NHSN: 92%
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
One of 10 state health departments in the Emerging Infections Programs (EIP) network*
State has implemented a C. diff Prevention Collaborative
State has implemented a CLABSI Prevention Collaborative
State has implemented a SSI Prevention Collaborative
EIP funded amount: $341,258
2009-2011 Recovery Act funding amount: $724,228
- Activities A, B, and C: Infrastructure, Monitoring, and Prevention Projects (see EIP ELC Activities Funded for more information)
2011 Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding amount: $426,524
- Activities: HAI Prevention Infrastructure and HAI Prevention Initiatives (see ACA Activities Funded for more information)

* These projects include laboratory components

Oregon:

State Contact:

Jeanne Negley, MBA
HAI Prevention Coordinator
Oregon Health Authority
Office for Oregon Health Policy and Research
1225 Ferry Street SE, 1st Floor
Salem, OR 97301
Phone: (503) 373-1793
Fax: (503) 378-5511
Jeanne.Negley@state.or.us
Oregon.gov Acute and Communicable Disease Prevention
Oregon Health Policy and Research

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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.