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Measurement
Health Care Associated Infections Report
The Healthcare Associated Infections (HAI) and Control Act of 2007 requires hospitals to collect and report HAIs and requires the Pennsylvania Department of Health to analyze and produce public reports for hospital-specific infection rates. The first full year of information was released by Pennsylvania Governor Rendell on June 24, 2010.
The focus of the report is on 2 types of infections: Catheter associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) and Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI). The report includes data from calendar year 2009 and reveals the actual number of infections, the expected number of infections and a descriptive analysis indicating if the actual number of infections by hospital is more than expected, less than expected or not significantly different than the state rate.
The report shows that St. Clair experienced less infections than expected in both categories and that the results are statistically significant. St. Clair results are:
Infection |
# Reported/Year |
# Expected |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|
CAUTI |
10 |
22.90 |
Less than |
CLABSI |
2 |
12.25 |
Less than |
CAUTI (Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections)
CLABSI (Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infections)
These findings place St. Clair among only 6% (16) of hospitals in Pennsylvania to achieve this level of performance in 2009 for both measures.
The Department of Health will use hospital data to create a benchmark for performance that hospitals are expected to achieve going forward. At St. Clair, we remain committed to reducing or eliminating healthcare associated infections through the use of evidence based guidelines, process re-design, and individual accountability.