The following are the standardized infection ratios — observed to expected infection rates — for central-line associated bloodstream infections for most of the 50 states (some data was excluded for inconsistencies). States are ordered from lowest infection rates to highest infection rates as compared with expected infection rates. Data was last refreshed on Hospital Compare Dec. 12, 2013.
Hawaii — 0.182
Vermont — 0.248
South Dakota — 0.278
Oregon — 0.297
Idaho — 0.311
North Dakota — 0.393
Kansas — 0.417
Massachusetts — 0.417
Michigan — 0.423
West Virginia — 0.433
Missouri — 0.437
Wisconsin — 0.455
Ohio — 0.475
Minnesota — 0.476
Virginia — 0.479
New Hampshire — 0.481
Oklahoma — 0.482
Nevada — 0.489
Colorado — 0.492
Iowa — 0.493
Washington — 0.497
North Carolina — 0.509
Delaware — 0.511
California — 0.513
Pennsylvania — 0.516
Wyoming — 0.517
Illinois — 0.524
Maryland — 0.537
Connecticut — 0.543
Arizona — 0.553
Texas — 0.553
New York — 0.555
Florida — 0.57
Tennessee — 0.58
South Carolina — .588
Utah — 0.589
Arizona — 0.593
New Mexico — 0.596
Alabama — 0.606
Rhode Island — 0.611
Indiana — 0.652
Nebraska — 0.662
Georgia — 0.67
Washington D.C. — 0.679
Montana — 0.684
Kentucky — 0.713
New Jersey — 0.724
Louisiana — 0.764
Mississippi — 0.888
Maine — 0.89
Alaska — 1.493