The New Mexico Department of Health released its seventh annual healthcare-associated infections (HAI) report, which provides an update on NM HAI prevention progress in 2014. The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) and New Mexico (NM) HAI Advisory Committee have facilitated statewide and regional HAI prevention efforts since 2008. NMDOH receives both voluntary and mandatory data from healthcare facilities and publishes an annual surveillance report on the incidence of central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI), Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), and Methicillin-resistant Straphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in New Mexico.
Read more: New Mexico HAI Annual Report (PDF)