CUSP CAUTI - ED - Cohort 9

Comprehensive Unit-Based Safety Program for Cather Associated Urinary Tract Infections in the Emergency Department

This is a seven-month initiative ending in July 2015. The goals of CUSP CAUTI ED include:

• Reducing catheter utilization and decreasing overall catheter rates.
• Providing crucial support to EDs in improving catheter appropriateness and proper insertion techniques in reducing CAUTI.
• Expanding an ED’s capacity to:

Adhere to institutional guidelines (HICPAC preferred)
Ensure physician and nurse engagement to promote meaningful processes.

Fourteen hospitals are participating in CUSP CAUTI ED-Cohort 9:

• Arbuckle Memorial Hospital, Sulphur 
• Cleveland Area Hospital 
• Fairview Regional Medical Center 
• Hillcrest Hospital Cushing 
• Holdenville General Hospital 
• Integris Baptist Medical Center, Oklahoma City 
• McBride Orthopedic Hospital, Oklahoma City 
• Physician’s Hospital of Anadarko 
• St. Anthony Hospital, Oklahoma City 
• St. Anthony Shawnee Hospital 
• Southwestern Medical Center, Lawton 
• Wagoner Community Hospital 
• Weatherford Regional Hospital