The NC Division of Public Health HAI Program published its second annual statewide hospital-specific report in April 2014. Key 2013 program accomplishments include the following:1. Released the first public reports disclosing hospital-specific healthcare-associated infection rates in January 2013. Public reports have been released quarterly since that time.
2. Convened two task forces targeting improved detection and prevention of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) infections. These task forces created CRE infection prevention and laboratory guidance resources that have been disseminated statewide.
3. Worked to improve safe injection practices through the One & Only injection safety campaign. In 2013, 10 injection safety educational sessions were held, with approximately 1,600 healthcare providers in attendance and over 2,600 campaign materials disseminated. The NC One & Only Campaign also trained and equipped more than 20 healthcare professionals to provide safe injection education within their organizations or local communities.
4. Participated with the North Carolina Quality Center, the North Carolina Division of Health Service Regulation and other state partners on a variety of new and on-going activities to prevent central line-associated blood stream
infections, catheter-associated urinary tract infections, surgical site infections, healthcare-associated
pneumonia, healthcare-associated hepatitis and other infections.
5. Participated or consulted in response to over 100 outbreaks in healthcare settings.
For additional NC healthcare associated infections activities and highlights, and to view all of the quarterly reports, please visit the NC DPH HAI website at: http://epi.publichealth.nc.gov/cd/diseases/hai.html.
