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Tennessee Department of Health report shows Tennessee Hospitals doing well battling Infections
Nashville, TN – The Tennessee Department of Health’s semi-annual report on healthcare associated infections released this week has good news for Tennessee hospitals and their patients.
Surgical site and bloodstream infection rates are below the national baseline, providing evidence of progress made by hospitals to keep patients healthy.
The Tennessee Report on Healthcare-Associated Infections: January 1st, 2008 — June 30th, 2011, is the fifth review published by TDH since 2010. It presents standardized infection ratios for central line-associated bloodstream infections in intensive care units, long term acute care hospitals and specialty care areas, and for surgical site infections following coronary artery bypass graft and hip prosthesis procedures.
Data are collected using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Healthcare Surveillance Network case definitions. This is the first time hip prosthesis data has been reported publicly by TDH. Additionally, this is the first time TDH has used the SIR, which uses more sophisticated risk-adjustment methods than rates to monitor surgical site infections.
According to Marion Kainer, MD, MPH, director of the TDH Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance Program, the recent report points out some impressive aggregate data about what is happening in Tennessee hospitals.
“The report shows infection ratios as much as 48 percent lower than the national baseline in some areas,” Kainer said. “We know the report is an important tool for us to identify what is working well and where we need to improve, and it gives us a perspective of how Tennessee hospitals compare with others across the nation.”
The full Tennessee Report on Healthcare-Associated Infections: January 1st, 2008 — June 30th, 2011 is available online at http://health.state.tn.us/Ceds/HAI/index.htm.
The mission of the Tennessee Department of Health is to protect, promote and improve the health and prosperity of people in Tennessee. For more information about TDH services and programs, visit http://health.state.tn.us/.
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