Table 12_1_6-4

2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports

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Table 12_1_6.4
Selected infections due to medical care per 1,000 medical and surgical discharges,^a age 18 and over or obstetric admissions, by State, 2000, 2004-2007
	2007		2006		2005		2004		2000
State	Rate^b	SE	Rate^b	SE	Rate^b	SE	Rate^b	SE	Rate^b	SE
United States	2.0	0.0	2.2	0.0	2.3	0.0	2.3	0.0	2.0	0.0
Arizona	2.2	0.1	2.8	0.1	2.8	0.1	2.9	0.1	2.4	0.1
Arkansas	1.4	0.1	1.7	0.1	2.0	0.1	2.0	0.1	DNC	DNC
California	2.4	0.0	2.5	0.0	2.5	0.0	2.7	0.0	2.1	0.0
Colorado	2.8	0.1	2.9	0.1	3.1	0.1	3.2	0.1	2.7	0.1
Connecticut	2.5	0.1	2.6	0.1	2.6	0.1	2.9	0.1	2.9	0.1
Florida	2.8	0.0	2.8	0.0	2.6	0.0	2.7	0.0	2.2	0.0
Georgia	1.8	0.1	1.9	0.1	2.0	0.1	2.0	0.1	1.7	0.1
Hawaii	1.9	0.2	2.4	0.2	2.0	0.2	2.5	0.2	2.4	0.2
Illinois	1.7	0.0	1.8	0.1	2.0	0.1	2.0	0.1	1.8	0.1
Iowa	1.4	0.1	1.1	0.1	1.2	0.1	1.4	0.1	1.5	0.1
Kansas	1.4	0.1	1.8	0.1	1.8	0.1	1.5	0.1	1.2	0.1
Kentucky	1.7	0.1	1.9	0.1	1.7	0.1	1.9	0.1	1.7	0.1
Maine	1.9	0.2	2.2	0.2	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC
Maryland	2.2	0.1	2.3	0.1	2.7	0.1	2.9	0.1	3.0	0.1
Massachusetts	2.1	0.1	2.4	0.1	2.6	0.1	2.8	0.1	2.5	0.1
Minnesota	1.6	0.1	1.4	0.1	1.7	0.1	1.6	0.1	DNC	DNC
Missouri	2.2	0.1	2.2	0.1	2.2	0.1	2.3	0.1	2.1	0.1
Nebraska	1.2	0.1	1.2	0.1	1.7	0.1	1.8	0.2	DNC	DNC
Nevada	2.8	0.1	2.8	0.1	2.9	0.1	3.1	0.1	DNC	DNC
New Hampshire	2.2	0.2	2.6	0.2	2.7	0.2	2.6	0.2	DNC	DNC
New Jersey	2.3	0.1	2.6	0.1	2.6	0.1	DNC	DNC	2.2	0.1
New York	2.0	0.0	2.2	0.0	2.3	0.0	2.5	0.0	2.2	0.0
North Carolina	1.6	0.1	1.9	0.1	1.9	0.1	2.0	0.1	1.8	0.1
Oklahoma	1.5	0.1	1.5	0.1	1.5	0.1	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC
Oregon	1.2	0.1	1.5	0.1	1.9	0.1	2.0	0.1	2.0	0.1
Rhode Island	2.1	0.2	2.9	0.2	2.9	0.2	2.9	0.2	DNC	DNC
South Carolina	1.8	0.1	1.9	0.1	1.9	0.1	2.1	0.1	1.8	0.1
Tennessee	1.9	0.1	2.0	0.1	2.2	0.1	2.3	0.1	2.2	0.1
Utah	1.7	0.1	1.9	0.1	2.0	0.1	1.9	0.1	2.2	0.2
Vermont	1.7	0.3	1.9	0.3	2.4	0.3	2.4	0.3	DNC	DNC
Virginia	1.7	0.1	1.9	0.1	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC
Washington	1.6	0.1	1.9	0.1	2.0	0.1	2.4	0.1	2.0	0.1
West Virginia	1.7	0.1	1.7	0.1	1.7	0.1	1.4	0.1	1.6	0.1
Wisconsin	2.1	0.1	2.2	0.1	1.8	0.1	2.1	0.1	2.1	0.1
Wyoming	DSU	DSU	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC

^a Excludes immunocompromised and cancer patients, stays under 2 days, and admissions specifically for such infections, such as cases from earlier admissions, from other hospitals, or from other settings.

^b Rates are adjusted by age, gender, age-gender interactions, comorbidities, and diagnosis-related group (DRG) clusters.

DNC - Data were not collected.

DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

Key: SE: Standard error.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) databases and AHRQ Quality Indicators, version 3.1.� State estimates are from the State Inpatient Databases (SID).� Not all States participate in HCUP.� Estimates for the total United States are from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample, which is drawn from the SID and weighted to give national estimates.

Current as of February 2011

Internet Citation: Table 12_1_6-4: 2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. February 2011. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr10/12_patientsafety/T12_1_6-4.html