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:

• Hospital-Acquired Infections - New York State 2019
  • Part 1: Summary for Consumers (PDF)
  • Part 2: Technical Report (PDF)
• Hospital-Acquired Infections - New York State 2018
  • Part 1: Summary for Consumers (PDF)
  • Part 2: Technical Report (PDF)
• Hospital-Acquired Infections - New York State 2017
  • Part 1: Summary for Consumers (PDF)
  • Part 2: Technical Report (PDF)
• Hospital-Acquired Infections - New York State 2016
  • Part 1: Summary for Consumers (PDF)
  • Part 2: Technical Report (PDF)
• Hospital-Acquired Infections - New York State 2015
  • Part 1: Summary for Consumers (PDF)
  • Part 2: Technical Report (PDF)
• Hospital-Acquired Infections - New York State 2014 (PDF)
• Hospital-Acquired Infections - New York State 2013 (PDF)
• Hospital-Acquired Infections - New York State 2012 (PDF)
• Hospital-Acquired Infections - New York State 2011 (PDF)
• Hospital-Acquired Infections - New York State 2010 (PDF)
• Hospital-Acquired Infections - New York State 2009 (PDF)
• Hospital-Acquired Infections - New York State 2008 (PDF)
  • Questions and Answers on Reported Central Line ICU Infection Rates
• Full Report to Hospitals - Hospital-Acquired Infection Reporting System - 2007 (PDF)
  • Report to the Governor and Legislature - Hospital-Acquired Infection Reporting System - 2007 (PDF)

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

• Proposed changes (PDF)

Additional Resources

Guidance for New York State hospitals

• Hospital-Acquired Infections - Getting Started Guide, New York State 2019 (PDF)
• New York State Department of Health Policy for Facilities with Consecutive Years of High HAI Rates - May 2019 (PDF)
• Facilities excluded from reporting under Public Health Law 2819 (PDF)

Links to websites outside of New York State

• Centers for Disease Control (CDC) National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN)
• CDC Healthcare-Associated Infection (HAI)
• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
• The Joint Commission
• Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC)
• Island Peer Review Organization (IPRO)
• The Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS)
• The Greater New York Hospital Association (GNYHA)
• University of Rochester Medical Center CLABSI prevention
• Continuum Health Partners – Caring for your PICC line