Healthcare-associated Infections

State Has Implemented a CAUTI Prevention Collaborative

Financial and/or technical support provided by CDC

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
- Activities A, B, and C: Infrastructure, Monitoring, and Prevention Projects (see ELC Activities Funded for more information)
2011 Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding amount: $421,472
- Activities: HAI Prevention Infrastructure and HAI Prevention Initiatives (see ACA Activities Funded for more information)

State Contact:

Florida state plan to address healthcare-associated infections [PDF - 252 KB]

A.C. (Anne-Carol) Burke, M.A.
Healthcare-associated Infection Prevention Program Manager
Florida Department of Health,
Bureau of Epidemiology
Phone: 850-766-7547
24-hour Reporting Line: (850) 245-4401,
AC_Burke@doh.state.fl.us
Florida Department of Health - Healthcare-associated Infection Prevention Program

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Illinois

The percent of healthcare facilities in this state reporting data on at least one HAI to CDC's NHSN: 80%
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 is training a CDC/CSTE fellow as a state or local HAI-focused epidemiologist
This state was selected for a 2011 CDC Prevention Epicenter program to support innovative approaches to reducing HAIs
- Chicago Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Prevention Epicenter
  - Cook County Health & Hospital System
  - Rush University Medical Center
State has implemented a CAUTI Prevention Collaborative.
State has implemented two C. diff Prevention Collaboratives.
This state is part of an HHS study evaluating MDROs on environmental surfaces in healthcare facilities*
2009-2011 Recovery Act funding amount: $853,443
- Activities A, B, and C: Infrastructure, Monitoring, and Prevention Projects (see ELC Activities Funded for more information)
2011 Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding amount: $779,616
- Activities: HAI Prevention Infrastructure, HAI Prevention Initiatives and Antimicrobial Use Surveillance (see ACA Activities Funded for more information)

* These projects include laboratory components

State Contact:

Erica Abu-Ghallous, MSN, MPH, RN
Division of Patient Safety and Quality
Illinois Department of Public Health
122 S. Michigan Avenue 7th Floor, Chicago, IL 60603
Phone: (312) 814-2915
Fax: (312) 814-1953
erica.abughallous@illinois.gov
Illinois Department of Public Health

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Indiana

The percent of healthcare facilities in this state reporting data on at least one HAI to CDC's NHSN: 73.6%
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 C. diff Prevention Collaborative
State has implemented a Prevention Collaborative for LTC Facilities
2009-2011 Recovery Act funding amount: $694,152
- Activities A and C: Infrastructure and Prevention Projects (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)

* These projects include laboratory components

Indiana state plan to address healthcare-associated infections [PDF - 721 KB]

State Contact:

Terry Whitson
Assistant Commissioner
Indiana State Department of Health
2 North Meridian Street, #5A
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: (317) 233-7022
Fax: (317) 233-7053
twhitson@isdh.in.gov
Indiana Department of Health - Healthcare-associated Infections Resource Center

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Iowa

The percent of healthcare facilities in this state reporting data on at least one HAI to CDC's NHSN: 61%
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
Dialysis facilities in this state are participating in prevention and/or reporting initiatives for HAIs
2009-2011 Recovery Act funding amount: $880,622
- Activities A, B, and C: Infrastructure, Monitoring, and Prevention Projects (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)

Iowa state plan to address healthcare-associated infections [PDF - 159 KB]

State Contact:

Mary Rexroat, RN BS
Nurse Epidemiologist
Center for Acute Disease Epidemiology
ADPER | Iowa Department of Public Health
321 East 12th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319-0075
Phone: (515) 418-2685
Fax: (515) 281-5698
mary.rexroat@idph.iowa.gov
Iowa Department of Health HAI website

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Michigan

The percent of healthcare facilities in this state reporting data on at least one HAI to CDC's NHSN: 75.4%
State health department is 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 CAUTI 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 funding amount: $685,729
- Activities A, B, and C: Infrastructure, Monitoring, and Prevention Projects (see ELC Activities Funded for more information)
2011 Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding amount: $782,173
- Activities: HAI Prevention Infrastructure, HAI Prevention Initiatives and Antimicrobial Use Surveillance (see ACA Activities Funded for more information)

* These projects include laboratory components

Michigan state plan to address healthcare-associated infections [PDF - 911 KB]

State Contact:

Jennie L. Finks, DVM, MVPH
Antimicrobial Resistance Epidemiologist and Team Lead
Surveillance of Healthcare-associated and Resistant Pathogens (SHARP) Unit
Surveillance and Infectious Disease Epidemiology (SIDE) Section
Michigan Department of Community Health
Capitol View Building, 5th floor
201 Townsend St
Lansing, MI 48913
Phone: (517) 335-9547
Fax: (517) 335-8263
FinksJ@michigan.gov
Michigan Department of Community Health

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North Carolina

The percent of healthcare facilities in this state reporting data on at least one HAI to CDC's NHSN: 84%
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 CDC injection safety initiatives and participates in the One and Only Campaign
State has implemented a CAUTI Prevention Collaborative
States has implemented a CLABSI Prevention Collaborative
State has implemented a Prevention Collaborative for LTC Facilities*
This state was selected for a 2011 CDC Prevention Epicenter program to support innovative approaches to reducing HAIs
- Duke University Prevention Epicenter
  - Duke University, Durham, N.C.
2009-2011 Recovery Act funding amount: $1,659,130
- Activities A, B, and C: Infrastructure, Monitoring, and Prevention Projects (see ELC Activities Funded for more information)
2011 Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding amount: $339,277
- Activities: HAI Prevention Infrastructure and HAI Prevention Initiatives (see ACA Activities Funded for more information)

North Carolina state plan to address healthcare-associated infections [PDF - 681 KB] Revised Sept. 2010

State Contact:

Connie Jones, RN, CIC
HAI Project Coordinator
Raleigh Office (919) 733-9560
Winston-Salem Office (336) 771-4641 ext 217
constance.d.jones@dhhs.nc.gov
North Carolina Division of Public Health

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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
- Activities A, B, and C: Infrastructure, Monitoring, and Prevention Projects (see ELC Activities Funded for more information)
2011 Affordable Care Act (ACA):
- State of Texas funding: $273,285
  - Activity: HAI Prevention Initiatives
- Houston: $341,500
  - Activity: Antimicrobial Use Surveillance (see ACA Activities Funded for more information)

Texas:

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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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.