Quality Metrics
In 2024, Valley Children’s maintained its exceptional quality metrics thanks to our physicians, staff and volunteers who continue to be dedicated to enhancing care for our young patients.
Working together with a multidisciplinary approach, Valley Children’s has accomplished these remarkable achievements:
- 92% reduction in central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) since 2012
- Zero ventilator-associated pneumonias (VAPs) for seven out of the last eight years
- 100% reduction in catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) since 2012
- 95% reduction of surgical site infections (SSIs) since 2012
- 95% decrease in unplanned extubations (UPEs) in NICU and an 80% decrease in PICU since 2016
- 75% reduction in peripheral IV infiltration and extravasation (PVIE) since 2018
- 99% hand hygiene compliance as of Sept. 30, 2024