SIRs that are less than one indicate the state had fewer CAUTIs than would have been predicted and SIRs greater than one indicate infection rates were higher than would have been predicted. For SIRs less than one, subtracting the SIR from one shows the percent decrease in CAUTIs from the baseline.
Here, states are listed from smallest to largest SIRs. Note, all states and Washington, D.C., have an SIR of less than one.
The Hospital Compare data was gathered from Jan. 1, 2015, through June 30, 2015, the most recent data available.
Note: States’ SIRs show their individual progress in reducing CAUTIs and are not meant to compare actual CAUTI rates among states.
Wyoming — 0.219
Nevada — 0.377
West Virginia — 0.39
Idaho — 0.401
North Dakota — 0.429
Ohio — 0.476
Wisconsin — 0.477
Colorado — 0.48
Hawaii — 0.483
Kansas — 0.484
Illinois — 0.49
Tennessee — 0.49
Alabama — 0.494
Minnesota — 0.497
Mississippi — 0.498
New Hampshire — 0.498
Missouri — 0.5
Kentucky — 0.503
North Carolina — 0.51
Texas — 0.514
Washington — 0.515
Arizona — 0.516
Oklahoma — 0.519
Florida — 0.524
Vermont — 0.527
Delaware — 0.545
Montana — 0.545
South Dakota — 0.545
Oregon — 0.561
Connecticut — 0.563
Indiana — 0.571
Virginia — 0.576
Iowa — 0.58
New Mexico — 0.592
Maryland — 0.598
South Carolina — 0.606
Louisiana — 0.617
Pennsylvania — 0.625
Arkansas — 0.626
Nebraska — 0.626
Michigan — 0.632
Georgia — 0.633
California — 0.644
New Jersey — 0.658
Massachusetts — 0.666
New York — 0.677
Washington, D.C. — 0.706
Maine — 0.741
Rhode Island — 0.771
Utah — 0.902
Alaska — 0.913
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