Healthcare-Associated Infections Reporting

Certain pathogens that can be associated with healthcare settings are reportable to CDPHE. Please note that all outbreaks, including those occuring in a healthcare setting, are reportable to CDPHE or your local health department. Please click on one of the following links, or visit the main Communicable Disease Epidemiology Program website.

• Clostridium difficile
• MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus)
• VISA/VRSA (vancomycin-intermediate and vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus)
• HAI Outbreaks

Click on the following for a list of reportable conditions in Colorado:

• Conditions reportable by all laboratories
• Conditions reportable by all Physicians and healthcare providers
   

If you have questions about the reportable conditions in Colorado, please contact:
Communicable Disease Program
Phone: 303-692-2700
Fax: 303-782-0338
 

The Hospital-Acquired Infections Disclosure Act (House Bill 06-1045) was passed in May 2006 and requires hospitals, long-term acute care hospitals, hospital units, ambulatory surgery centers, and dialysis treatment centers to report healthcare-associated infections (HAI) data as a condition of their state licensure. These facilities report infection data on surgical site infections (SSI), central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI), and dialysis-related infections (DRI).
The National Healthcare Safety Network is the secure, internet-based surveillance system to which health facilities in Colorado report HAI and adherence to prevention practices. The database enables the CDC to estimate the national burden of HAI.

Each facility has an expected number of infections calculated based on national infection rates and the risk of their patient population. The standardized infection ratio (SIR) is the ratio of the observed number of infections divided by the expected number of infections for each facility. Each year, the total number of infection rates for each facility in Colorado are presented, along with their SIR and national comparison, in an annual report by the Patient Safety Program. You can access the latest annual report by clicking here.

Surgery Site Infection Data:

• Cardiac procedures
• Hip replacements
• Hernia repair procedures
• Abdominal and Vaginal hysterectomies
• Knee replacements
• Breast Procedures
• Colon Procedures

Central line-associated Bloodstream Infection Data:

• Adult Critical Care Unit Data
• Long-Term Acute Care Hospitals Data
• Neonatal Critical Care Unit Data

Outpatient Dialysis-related Infection Data:

• Dialysis Treatment Center Data

If you have questions about NHSN reporting activities in Colorado, please contact:
Health and Safety Data Services
Phone: (303) 692-2930
Fax: (303) 753-6214
Email: tamara.hoxworth@state.co.us