Hospital Healthcare-Associated Infection Measures from CDC

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data on Healthcare-Associated Infection (HAI) measures collected via the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN). The dataset provides information on infections related to devices like central lines and urinary catheters, or spread through patient contact. It is used to track and promote CDC-recommended infection control steps in hospitals.

Use Cases

• Analyze infection rates related to specific devices such as central lines and urinary catheters across hospitals.
• Track trends in patient-to-patient contact transmission of infections using NHSN-collected measures.
• Evaluate the impact of CDC-recommended infection control steps on reported HAI measures over time.
• Compare hospital performance on specific HAI measures like catheter-associated urinary tract infections.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
• Measures are collected through the standardized National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN).
• Dataset was last updated in July 2025, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Specific data structure details like row count, column names, and sample data are unavailable.
• Primary data format is HTML, which is not ideal for direct programmatic analysis.
• The license is listed as 'notspecified', which may create uncertainty for commercial use.

Provenance

Source

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) via the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN).

Collection Method

Collected through the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN).

Freshness

Last updated 2025-07-24.

Geography

United States (implied by CDC and U.S. Department of Health & Human Services origin).