Infection in the Urinary Tract

Some hospital patients need a urinary catheter. Patients with catheters are at risk for developing a dangerous infection in the urinary tract known as a catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI). These infections can lead to other complications and increase recovery time. This measure compares a hospital's observed number of infections with an expected number of infections that takes into account certain hospital characteristics like their status as an academic medical center to result in a standardized infection ratio (SIR). Hospitals with an SIR less than 1 have fewer than expected infections, hospitals with an SIR of 1 have the same number of infections as expected, and hospitals with an SIR greater than 1 have more infections than expected. 

Reporting Period 

• Surveys submitted prior to September 1: 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2023
• Surveys (re)submitted on or after September 1: 07/01/2023 - 06/30/2024

Patients Included in the Measure

• Inpatients (Patients who are admitted to the hospital for at least one overnight stay)
• Adults and Children