The “Healthcare-Associated Infections” dataset, updated July 31, includes performance data for five types of infections collected through the CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network. The measures show how often patients in a particular hospital contract certain infections during an inpatient stay compared to similar hospitals. CDC calculates and publishes standardized infection ratios for each measure by state. The measures apply to all patients treated in acute care hospitals, including adult, pediatric, neonatal, Medicare and non-Medicare patients, according to the CMS data dictionary. Data was collected from October 2022 through September 2023.
Here are the states with the highest and lowest CLABSI rates:
Lowest
North Dakota — 0.414
Montana — 0.415
New Mexico — 0.467
Alaska — 0.521
Idaho — 0.521
Florida — 0.575
Highest
West Virginia — 1.091
Alabama — 0.953
Rhode Island — 0.94
North Carolina — 0.928
Maine — 0.91
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