Hospital-Acquired Infection (HAI) Rates in New York State Hospitals

HAIs are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality, affecting about 3% of hospital patients on any given day.

In July, 2005, the Legislature passed and the Governor signed Public Health Law 2819 requiring hospitals to report select HAIs to the New York State Department of Health. This law was created to provide the public with fair, accurate, and reliable HAI data to compare hospital infection rates and to support quality improvement and infection prevention activities in hospitals. Annual reports that summarize hospital HAI rates are published on this website each year. The data are also available for download on Health Data NY, the Department's open data portal.

The thirteenth annual report provides hospital-acquired infection rates statewide and by individual hospital for 2019. The infections selected for reporting in 2019 include colon surgical site infections, hip replacement surgical site infections, coronary artery bypass graft surgical site infections, abdominal hysterectomy surgical site infections, spinal fusion surgical site infections, central line-associated bloodstream infections, and Clostridium difficile and carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae infection rates occurring on admission and during a patient's hospital stay.

For annual HAI reports, please select from the list below:

Proposed changes to 2020 New York State hospital-acquired infection reporting requirements

Additional Resources

Guidance for New York State hospitals

Links to websites outside of New York State