The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control released a list of healthcare-associated infections that occurred at state hospitals from Jan.-June 2011.
The hospitals are listed by number of beds, and each hospital report includes separate analyses of surgical site infection and central line-associated bloodstream infection rates as well as details on infection control activities. For instance, here are infection rates for the largest hospital in the state, Greenville (S.C.) Memorial Medical Center:
• Greenville Memorial had three surgical site infections with a risk index of 1 (out of 3), indicating a 3.26 SSI rate, for all coronary bypass graft procedures with both chest and donor incisions.
• The hospital also had two surgical site infections with a risk index of 1, indicating a 3.39 SSI rate, for all hip prosthesis procedures. These and coronary bypass graft procedures saw the highest SSI rates.
• Greenville Memorial experienced two central line bloodstream infections in its level III nursery, indicating a 4.9 CLABSI rate based on number of central line days. This location of the hospital had the highest CLABSI rate.
• During the data collection period, the organization had seven infection control practitioners, who spent 175 hours a week performing surveillance and 65 hours a week on other infection control activities.
Similar analyses can be found for other South Carolina hospitals here.
The hospitals are listed by number of beds, and each hospital report includes separate analyses of surgical site infection and central line-associated bloodstream infection rates as well as details on infection control activities. For instance, here are infection rates for the largest hospital in the state, Greenville (S.C.) Memorial Medical Center:
• Greenville Memorial had three surgical site infections with a risk index of 1 (out of 3), indicating a 3.26 SSI rate, for all coronary bypass graft procedures with both chest and donor incisions.
• The hospital also had two surgical site infections with a risk index of 1, indicating a 3.39 SSI rate, for all hip prosthesis procedures. These and coronary bypass graft procedures saw the highest SSI rates.
• Greenville Memorial experienced two central line bloodstream infections in its level III nursery, indicating a 4.9 CLABSI rate based on number of central line days. This location of the hospital had the highest CLABSI rate.
• During the data collection period, the organization had seven infection control practitioners, who spent 175 hours a week performing surveillance and 65 hours a week on other infection control activities.
Similar analyses can be found for other South Carolina hospitals here.
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