HHS-Critical Care Societies Collaborative (CCSC) Awards Reco

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HHS-Critical Care Societies Collaborative (CCSC) Awards Recognizes Achievements in Eliminating Healthcare-Associated Infections
2013 Applications Due Tomorrow, December 19th
For the third year, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) and the Critical Care Societies Collaborative (CCSC)* call for applications from teams of critical care professionals and healthcare institutions with demonstrated systems of excellence for reducing and eventually eliminating targeted healthcare-associated infections (HAIs).

Targeted HAIs for the 2013 awards cycle are as follows:

catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI);
central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI); and,
ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP).
Awards for reducing CAUTI, the most prevalent HAI, are new this year. Hospitals, units, and teams demonstrating sustained reduction or elimination of the targeted HAIs for a minimum of 25 months combined with national leadership in disseminating information about their success are eligible.

Information about eligibility, selection criteria and the electronic application are available at: www.aacn.org/haiawards2013.

Applications must be received by 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET on December 19, 2012.

Winners will be announced in spring 2013. Awards will be presented in May 2013 during the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) 2013 National Teaching Institute & Critical Care Exposition in Boston, Massachusetts.

For additional information about the application process and awards program, please contact: awards@aacn.org.



*CCSC member organizations include AACN, American College of Chest Physicians, American Thoracic Society, and Society of Critical Care Medicine.