Texas Healthcare Safety Annual Reports
| Texas Healthcare-Associated Infections | |||||
| January – December 2023 | |||||
| (As of September 6, 2024) | |||||
| Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infection | Central Line-associated Blood Stream Infection | Surgical Site Infection | Methicillin-Resistant S. aureus* | C. Difficile Infection* | |
| Number of infections or positive specimens | 750 | 1,223 | 2,032 | 1,102 | 2,432 |
| Number of Healthcare-associated Infections contributing to death | 2 | 21 | 5 | N/A | N/A |
| Number of device days or surgeries | 1,281,391 | 1,566,728 | 54,363 | N/A | N/A |
| Note: All reported values include adult and pediatric cases; “N/A” indicates a field that is not provided by the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN). These values include Healthcare-associated Infections that are excluded from Standardized Infection Ratio (SIR) reports. For information on exclusion criteria visit The Guide to the SIR. *Only includes specimens classified as “hospital-onset” by NHSN. | |||||
| Total Preventable Adverse Event Summary Data Table | |
| January – December 2023 | |
| (As of September 6, 2024) | |
| # Total Preventable Adverse Events Reported | 2,496 |
| # Healthcare Facilities that Reported | 231 |
