CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network is the nation’s most widely used healthcare-associated infection tracking system. NHSN provides facilities, states, regions, and the nation with data needed to identify problem areas, measure progress of prevention efforts, and ultimately eliminate healthcare-associated infections.
In addition, NHSN allows healthcare facilities to track blood safety errors and important healthcare process measures such as healthcare personnel influenza vaccine status and infection control adherence rates.
About NHSN
CDC’s NHSN is the largest HAI reporting system in the U.S.
New to NHSN? Enroll Facility Here.
For first time facility enrollment.
Data & Reports
See national and state reports using NHSN data
Reporting & Surveillance Resources for Enrolled Facilities
Training, protocols, forms, support materials, analysis resources, and FAQs
Guidelines and Recommendations
Review CDC HAI prevention guidelines
Group Users
View resources for group users here.
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Contact NHSN:
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Healthcare Safety Network
MS-A24
1600 Clifton Rd
Atlanta, GA 30333 - 800-CDC-INFO
(800-232-4636)
TTY: (888) 232-6348 - New Hours of Operation
8am-8pm ET/Monday-Friday
Closed Holidays - General NHSN info nhsn@cdc.gov
Training / Demo
Newsletters
E-mail Updates
State-based HAI Prevention Activities
HIPAA Privacy Rule