Alabama Department of Public Health released its annual report on Healthcare-Associated Infections in Alabama for 2011. In 2011, Alabama hospitals began reporting infection measures to the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH): catheter associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI), central line-associated blood stream infection (CLABSI), surgical site infection (SSI) associated with colon surgery, and SSI associated with abdominal hysterectomy. Infection measure data is required to be reported into the National Healthcare and Safety Network (NHSN) each month.
Read full report: Annual report Healthcare-Associated Infections in Alabama