Pennsylvania

2016 Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC) funding amount: $1,184,275
- Activities: Educational Efforts to Promote Appropriate Antibiotic Use; HAI Detection and Response Infrastructure; Coordinated Prevention; and Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) Laboratory Capacity (see ELC HAI-funded Activities for more information)
2015 Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC) funding amount: $109,500
- Activities: HAI Prevention Infrastructure
2015 ELC domestic Ebola supplement: Infection Control Assessment and Response (ICAR) Program
- Infection Control Assessment Program: $811,042
- Targeted Infection Prevention: $1,181,209
2014 ELC Funding Amount: $107,744
- Activity: HAI Prevention Infrastructure
2013 Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding amount: $147,926
- Activities: Improving Antimicrobial Use to Decrease Antimicrobial Resistant HAIs and Clostridium difficile infections and Identifying Cost-effective and Evidence-based HAI Interventions Sub-activities
From 2009-2012 Pennsylvania received funding to build HAI infrastructure, conduct surveillance, and engage in prevention activities

Kimberly Buffington
Director, Department of Health,Healthcare Associated Infection Prevention
625 Forster Street, Room 610
Harrisburg, PA 17120

Phone: 717.425.5422
Fax: 717.705.4250