Massachusetts Hospital Infection Rate - CDC Progress Report

The CDC's HAI Progress Report provides both national and state-by-state summaries of healthcare-associated infections. On the national level, the report found:

• A 46 percent decrease in CLABSI between 2008 and 2013
• A 19 percent decrease in SSIs related to the 10 select procedures tracked in the report between 2008 and 2013
• A 6 percent increase in CAUTI between 2009 and 2013; although initial data from 2014 seem to indicate that these infections have started to decrease
• An 8 percent decrease in hospital-onset MRSA bacteremia between 2011 and 2013
• A 10 percent decrease in hospital-onset C. difficile infections between 2011 and 2013

Data from Massachusetts hospitals showed areas of concern in Catheter associated urinary tract infections as well as surgical site infections in colon surgeries.

To download specific reports by state, click here: CDC Progress Reports.

Get more information on tracking infections control in Massachusetts Hospitals.