Annual Surveys, Locations & Monthly Reporting Plans
clipboard iconAnnual Facility Surveys
At the beginning of each survey year, a new facility survey(s) must be completed to reflect data from the prior calendar year. For example, at the beginning of 2021, an acute care hospital completes a 2020 Annual Hospital Survey containing data from 2020.
Deadline: March 1st
After March 1st, facilities will not be able to enter new monthly reporting plans until completion of the applicable survey(s).
Acute Care Hospitals
(includes general, acute care hospitals; critical access hospitals; oncology; orthopedic; pediatric; women’s; women’s and children’s; military; psychiatric; and Veterans Affairs)
Long-term Acute Care (LTAC) Hospital
Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRF)
(includes free-standing facilities and CMS-certified inpatient rehabilitation units located within a hospital)
Updates and Training
play circle icon- PSC Updates to the 2018 Annual Facility Survey
Guidance Documents
- Add an Annual Facility Survey pdf icon[PDF – 300 KB]
- Find/Edit an Annual Facility Survey pdf icon[PDF – 300 KB]
- Run and Export the Annual Facility Survey pdf icon[PDF – 400 KB]
- How to Identify Who Modified the Survey pdf icon[PDF – 350 KB]
FAQs
hospital light iconLocations
CDC Location Labels and Location Descriptions – January 2021 pdf icon[PDF – 1 MB]
Guidance Documents
- Map a Location pdf icon[PDF – 200 KB]
- Edit a CDC Location pdf icon[PDF – 200 KB]
- Guidance on Enrollment for Physically Separate Facilities pdf icon[PDF – 300 KB]
- Mapping an HOPD in NHSN pdf icon[PDF – 400 KB]
- Changing a CCN within NHSN pdf icon[PDF – 350 KB]
- CMS Certified IRF Locations pdf icon[PDF – 450 KB]
- CMS Certified IPF Locations pdf icon[PDF – 450 KB]
- NHSN Guide to Mapping COVID-19 Locations pdf icon[PDF – 600 KB]
- NHSN Location Mapping Checklist for Acute Care Hospitals pdf icon[PDF – 800 KB]