The following is a list of hospitals of standardized infection ratios — observed to expected infection rates — for central-line associated bloodstream infections for the 50 states and Washington D.C.
SIRs that are less than one indicate the state had fewer CLABSIs than would have been predicted. 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 CLABSIs from the baseline.
Here, states are listed from smallest to largest SIRs. Note that all states have a SIR less than one.
The Hospital Compare data was gathered from July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014, the most recent data available.
Note: States' SIRs show their individual progress in reducing CLABSIs and are not meant to compare actual CLABSI rates among states.
Hawaii — 0.149
South Dakota — 0.212
Oregon — 0.261
Idaho — 0.314
Minnesota — 0.382
Ohio — 0.385
Massachusetts — 0.389
Wisconsin — 0.39
Virginia — 0.394
Kansas — 0.397
Michigan — 0.399
Montana — 0.401
Vermont — 0.401
Wyoming — 0.404
Pennsylvania — 0.405
Oklahoma — 0.408
North Dakota — 0.411
California — 0.431
Illinois — 0.439
New York — 0.441
Colorado — 0.442
Washington — 0.444
Delaware — 0.465
New Hampshire — 0.467
Connecticut — 0.468
North Carolina — 0.472
South Carolina — 0.481
Arkansas — 0.483
Maryland — 0.49
Tennessee — 0.491
Nevada — 0.494
Arizona — 0.502
Iowa — 0.503
Texas — 0.503
West Virginia — 0.509
Alaska — 0.51
Washington D.C. — 0.512
Florida — 0.52
Nebraska — 0.525
Alabama — 0.546
New Mexico — 0.55
Rhode Island — 0.575
Utah — 0.578
Kentucky — 0.595
Montana — 0.604
New Jersey — 0.61
Indiana — 0.616
Georgia — 0.661
Louisiana — 0.663
Maine — 0.73
Mississippi — 0.837
Compare this year's state CLABSI rates with last year's data.