HAI Infection Preventionist (IP) Program
The regional HAI IP Program provides non-regulatory consultation and assistance to support HAI prevention.
Hospitals may request IP assistance for:
An onsite assessment if HAI incidence remains high
Recommendations of HAI prevention strategies
Help with HAI surveillance or data validation methods
Suggestions for HAI data analysis, interpretation, and feedback to care providers
An IP team is assigned to four defined regions:
HAI Program Region 1
Rapid Response South Region Counties
IP: Hosniyeh Bagheri, RN, BSN, CIC, Hosniyeh.Bagheri@cdph.ca.gov
Counties Include: Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura
HAI Program Region 2
Rapid Response Central Region Counties
Counties Include: Fresno, Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mono, Riverside, San Benito, San Bernardino, Tulare
HAI Program Region 3
Rapid Response North Region Counties
Counties Include:
Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, El Dorado, Glenn, Lake, Lassen, Mariposa, Merced, Modoc, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tuolumne, Yolo, Yuba
HAI Program Region 4
Rapid Response North Bay Area Region Counties
IP: Barbara Allen, MPH, CIC, Barbara.Allen@cdph.ca.gov
Counties Include:
Alameda, Contra Costa, Del Norte, Humbolt, Marin, Mendocino, Monterey, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Sonoma