Healthcare-associated Infections

States with Activity B funding: Monitoring

Financial and/or technical support provided by CDC

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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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.