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50 Statistics on State CAUTI Rates
By Heather Punke
T
he following are the standardized infec-
tion ratios — observed to expected infec-
tion rates — for catheter-associated urinary
tract infections for every state (except Wyoming) and
Washington, D.C.
SIRs that are less than one indicate the state had
fewer CAUTIs than would have been predicted. SIRs
greater than one indicate infection rates were higher
than would be predicted.
Here, states are listed from smallest to largest SIR, or
from the states with the lowest infection rates to the
highest infection rates as compared with expected
infection rates.
Note: States' SIRs show their individual progress in re-
ducing CAUTIs and are not meant to compare actual
CAUTI rates among states. Data was updated April 16
and comes from CMS' Hospital Compare database.
North Dakota — 0.696
Hawaii — 0.712
Oklahoma — 0.747
West Virginia — 0.761
South Dakota — 0.775
Louisiana — 0.91
Florida — 0.916
Alaska — 0.935
Alabama — 0.948
Wisconsin — 0.954
Colorado — 0.956
Iowa — 0.961
New Mexico — 0.974
Kansas — 0.981
Texas — 1.004
New Jersey — 1.061
Arkansas — 1.021
New Hampshire — 1.028
Ohio — 1.031
Missouri — 1.04
Vermont — 1.052
Pennsylvania — 1.064
California — 1.078
Illinois — 1.095
Virginia — 1.115
Mississippi — 1.132
Georgia — 1.161
Michigan — 1.178
Washington — 1.197
North Carolina — 1.199
Kentucky — 1.201
Arizona — 1.211
Nevada — 1.237
Montana — 1.257
Idaho — 1.271
Nebraska — 1.272
Oregon — 1.29
Indiana — 1.314
New York — 1.357
Washington, D.C. — 1.367
Rhode Island — 1.456
Tennessee — 1.473
Delaware — 1.526
Minnesota — 1.544
Utah — 1.615
Massachusetts — 1.717
South Carolina — 1.729
Connecticut — 1.916
Maine — 2.004
Maryland — 2.092 n
(Wyoming was excluded because the measure did not
apply for this reporting period)
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