In 2006, the Tennessee Hospital Association (THA) supported and the Tennessee General Assembly passed a law directing the Tennessee Department of Health to begin collecting and reporting data related to the frequency of central line-associated blood stream infections (CLABSI) in hospital intensive care units (ICU).

This state report, scheduled to be released mid June, represents data from Jan. 1, 2008 through June 30, 2011. The report will include hospital-specific data. A preview draft was sent to your hospital's infection control practitioner.

The Tennessee Hospital Association hosted a free webinar explaining the state's reporting format and comparisons lead by Marion Kainer, MD.

                    View the Presentation
                    Listen to the Recording from the Teleconference
                    CLABSI Talking Points
                   

The Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) will be publishing their fourth state report on healthcare-associated infections no later than the week of September 19, 2011. This report will contain CLABSI data for adult and pediatric intensive care units (ICUs) and neonatal ICUs. For the first time, the report will show aggregate date for burn, trauma and pediatric surgical cardiothoracic ICUs. The report will show changes over time comparing 2008 through 2010.

For the second time, this report will show aggregate surgical site infection (SSI) rates following coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) procedures.

The Tennessee Hospital Association hosted a free webinar to explain the state's reporting format and comparisons. 

                    View the Presentation
                    Listen to the Recording from the Teleconference
                    CLABSI Talking Points
                    CLABSI Fact Sheet
                    Questions and Answers from this Webinar