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State health department is involved with a CUSP initiative to prevent CLABSI and/or CAUTI

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Alabama

Alabama

State Contact:

  • Nadine Crawford
    HAI Coordinator, Infection Control Officer
    Alabama Department of Public Health
    Division of Epidemiology Bureau of Communicable Disease
    201 Monroe Street, Suite 1460
    Montgomery, AL 36104

 

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Arizona

Arizona

State Contact:

  • Jessica Rigler
    Arizona Department of Health Services

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Arkansas

Arkansas

State Contact:

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Colorado

Colorado

  • The percent of healthcare facilities in this state reporting data on at least one HAI to CDC's NHSN: 86%
  • 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 SSI Prevention Collaborative
  • Dialysis facilities in this state are participating in prevention and/or reporting initiatives for HAIs
  • 2009-2011 Recovery Act (EIP) funding amount: $414,402
  • 2009-2011 Recovery Act (ELC) funding amount: $977,516
  • 2011 Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding amount: $363,302

* These projects include laboratory components

State Contacts:

  • Sara M. Reese, PhD
    Patient Safety Program Epidemiologist
    Health Facilities and Emergency Medical Services Division
    Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
    4300 Cherry Creek Drive South
    Denver, CO 80246

  • Phone:(303) 692-2929
    Fax: (303) 753-6214

  • Wendy Bamberg, MD
    Medical Epidemiologist for Healthcare-Associated Infections
    Emerging Infections Program
    Communicable Disease Epidemiology Program
    Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
    4300 Cherry Creek Drive South
    Denver, CO 80246

  • Phone:(303) 692-2491
    Fax: (303) 782-0338
  • Colorado Department of Health

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Connecticut

Connecticut

  • The percent of healthcare facilities in this state reporting data on at least one HAI to CDC's NHSN: 71%
  • 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 CLABSI Prevention Collaborative
  • 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
  • 2009-2011 Recovery Act (EIP) funding amount: $338,531
  • 2009-2011 Recovery Act (ELC) funding amount: $878,049
    • 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: $69,980

* These projects include laboratory components

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District of Columbia

District of Columbia

State Contact:

  • Lujain Said
    Intern
    District of Columbia Department of Health
    Health Emergency Preparedness
    and Response Administration
    Division of Epidemiology,
    Disease Surveillance and Investigation
    64 New York Avenue, NE
    Suite 5000
    Washington, DC 20002
  • Phone: (202) 442-5859
    Fax: (202) 442-8060
  • District of Columbia Department of Health

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Delaware

Delaware

State Contact:

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Florida

Florida

  • The percent of healthcare facilities in this state reporting data on at least one HAI to CDC's NHSN: 82%
  • State health department is involved with a CUSP initiative to prevent CLABSI and/or CAUTI
  • 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 Prevention Collaborative for LTC Facilities
  • States has implemented a MDRO Prevention Collaborative
  • Dialysis facilities in this state are participating in prevention and/or reporting initiatives for HAIs
  • 2009-2011 Recovery Act funding amount: $1,743,280
  • 2011 Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding amount: $421,472

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Georgia

Georgia

* These projects include laboratory components

State Contact:

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Hawaii

Hawaii

  • The percent of healthcare facilities in this state reporting data on at least one HAI to CDC's NHSN: 60%
  • 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
  • State is training a CDC/CSTE fellow as a state or local HAI-focused epidemiologist
  • State has implemented a MRSA Prevention Collaborative
  • State has implemented a SSI Prevention Collaborative
  • 2009-2011 Recovery Act funding amount: $429,587
  • 2011 Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding amount: $70,992

State Contact:

  • Rike Weiss
    HAI Collaborative Coordinator
    Hawai‘i State Department of Health
    1250 Punchbowl St. #120
    Honolulu, HI 96813
  • Phone: 808-586-4167
    Fax: 808-586-4193
  • Hawaii Department of Health

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Idaho

Idaho

State Contact:

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Illinois

Illinois

* These projects include laboratory components

State Contact:

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Indiana

Indiana

* These projects include laboratory components

State Contact:

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Iowa

Iowa

State Contact:

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Kansas

Kansas

State Contact:

  • Joseph M. Scaletta, MPH, RN, CIC
    Director, KDHE Healthcare-associated Infections Program
    Kansas Department of Health and Environment
    Bureau of Surveillance and Epidemiology
    1000 SW Jackson, Suite 210
    Topeka KS 66612-1274
  • Office: (785) 296-4090
    Fax: (785) 291-3775
    Epidemiology Hotline: (877) 427-7317

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Kentucky

Kentucky

State Contact:

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Louisiana

Louisiana

State Contact:

  • Erica Washington
    Public Health Epidemiologist
    1450 Poydras St., Ste. 2162
    New Orleans, LA  70112

  • Phone: (504) 568-8319
    Fax: (504) 548-8290

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Maryland

Maryland

* These projects include laboratory components

State Contacts:

  • Katherine Feldman, DVM, MPH, Principal Investigator, ELC
    Office of Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Outbreak Response
    Infectious Disease and Environmental Health Administration
    Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
  • Lucy E. Wilson, MD, Sc.M
    Chief, Center for Surveillance, Infection Prevention and Outbreak Response
    Office of Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Outbreak Response
    Infectious Disease and Environmental Health Administration
    Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

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Massachusetts

Massachusetts

State Contact:

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Minnesota

Minnesota

* These projects include laboratory components

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Mississippi

Mississippi

State Contact:

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Missouri

Missouri

State Contact:

  • Amy Kelsey
    Senior Epidemiology Specialist and Program Coordinator
    Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
    Bureau of Communicable Disease Control and Prevention
    Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
    930 Wildwood Drive
    Jefferson City, Missouri 65109

  • Phone: (573) 751-6407
  • Missouri Department of Health

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Montana

Montana

State Contact:

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Nebraska

Nebraska

State Contact:

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Nevada

Nevada

State Contact:

  • Giovanna Santovito-Carducci RN, CIC
    Nevada HAI coordinator
    State of Nevada Bureau of Health Care Quality and Compliance
    4220 S. Maryland Parkway, Suite 810
    Las Vegas, NV 89119
  • Phone: (702) 486-6515 Extension 274
    Fax: (702) 486-6520

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New Hampshire

New Hampshire

State Contact:

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New Jersey

New Jersey

State Contact:

  • Emmanuel Noggoh
    Director, Office of healthcare Quality Assessment
    New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
    Office of healthcare Quality Assessment
    240 W State Street, 11th Floor
    Trenton, NJ 08608

  • Phone: (609) 984-7334
    Fax: (609) 984-7735
  • New Jersey Department of Health

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New Mexico

New Mexico

* These projects include laboratory components

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New York

New York

* These projects include laboratory components

State Contact:

  • Carole Van Antwerpen, RN,BSN,CIC
    Program Director
    Hospital Acquired Infection Reporting
    Division of Epidemiology
    ESP Corning Towers, Room 2580

  • Phone: (518) 474-3343
    Fax: (518) 473-4090

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North Carolina

North Carolina

State Contact:

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North Dakota

North Dakota

State Contact:

  • Faye Salzer
    HAI Activities Coordinator
    North Dakota Department of Health
    Division of Disease Control
    PO Box 241
    Ashley, ND 58413

  • Phone: (701) 333-8389

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Ohio

Ohio

State Contact:

  • Jane Carmean, BSN, RN, CIC
    Infectious Disease Control Consultant
    Outbreak Response and Bioterrorism Investigation Team
    Bureau of Disease Investigation and Surveillance
    Division of Prevention
    Ohio Department of Health
    35 East Chestnut Street
    Columbus, OH 43215

  • Phone: (614) 644-2709
    Fax: (614) 564-2456

Ohio Department of Health

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Oklahoma

Oklahoma

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Oregon

Oregon

* These projects include laboratory components

State Contact:

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Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

State Contact:

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Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico

State Contact:

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South Carolina

South Carolina

State Contact:

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South Dakota

South Dakota

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Tennessee

Tennessee

  • The percent of healthcare facilities in this state reporting data on at least one HAI to CDC's NHSN: 79%
  • 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
  • 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 Prevention Collaborative for LTC Facilities
  • State has implemented a MDRO Prevention Collaborative
  • State has implemented a MRSA Prevention Collaborative
  • State has implemented a SSI Prevention Collaborative
  • EIP Funded Amount: $354,212
  • 2009-2011 Recovery Act funding amount: $1,746,164
  • 2011 Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding amount: $768,006

* These projects include laboratory components

State Contact:

  • Marion A. Kainer MD, MPH, FRACP
    Medical Epidemiologist/ Infectious Diseases Physician Director
    Hospital Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance Program
    Tennessee Department of Health
    CEDS, 1st Floor, Cordell Hull Bldg
    425, 5th Avenue North
    Nashville, TN 37243

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Texas

Texas

  • The percent of healthcare facilities in this state reporting data on at least one HAI to CDC's NHSN: 67.9%
  • 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
  • State has implemented a CAUTI Prevention Collaborative
  • State has implemented a CLABSI Prevention Collaborative
  • States that have implemented a SSI Prevention Collaborative
  • 2009-2011 Recovery Act funding amount: $1,233,977
  • 2011 Affordable Care Act (ACA):

State Contact:

  • Wes Hodgson, MPA
    State Plan Project Coordinator
    Healthcare-associated Infections (HAI)
    Emerging and Acute Infectious Disease Branch
    Infectious Disease Control Unit
    Division of Prevention and Preparedness
    Texas Department of State Health Services
    1100 W 49th Street
    Austin TX, 78756

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Virginia

Virginia

* These projects include laboratory components

State Contact:

  • Andrea Alvarez, MPH
    Healthcare-Associated Infections Epidemiologist
    Virginia Department of Health
    Division of Surveillance and Investigation
    109 Governor St, 5th Floor
    Richmond, VA 23219

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Washington

Washington

* These projects include laboratory components

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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Wisconsin

Wisconsin

  • The percent of healthcare facilities in this state reporting data on at least one HAI to CDC's NHSN: 74.3%
  • State health department is involved with a CUSP initiative to prevent CLABSI and/or CAUTI
  • State has implemented a CLABSI Prevention Collaborative
  • State has implemented a MRSA Prevention Collaborative
  • State has implemented a SSI Prevention Collaborative
  • 2009-2011 Recovery Act funding amount: $976,405
  • 2011 Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding amount: $371,472

State Contact:

  • Gwen Borlaug, CIC, MPH
    Infection Control Epidemiologist
    Division of Public Health
    Bureau of Communicable Diseases
    1 West Wilson Street Room 318
    Madison, WI 53702

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West Virginia

West Virginia

State Contact:

  • Thein Shwe, MS, MPH
    Healthcare Associated Infections (HAI) Coordinator
    Division of Infectious Disease Epidemiology
    West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
    Room 125
    350 Capitol St.
    Charleston, WV 25301

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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.

 
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