Hospital Respiratory Data

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Beginning on November 1, 2024, in order to provide situational awareness of the impact of respiratory diseases, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will require the following facility types to electronically report information via NHSN about COVID-19, influenza, and RSV:

  • Acute Care Hospitals
  • Long-term Acute Care Hospitals
  • Critical Access Hospitals
  • Cancer Hospitals (PPS Exempt Cancer Hospitals)
  • Children’s Hospitals
  • Freestanding rehabilitation facilities
  • Freestanding psychiatric facilities
  • CMS-certified rehabilitation units (IRU within a hospital)
  • CMS-certified psychiatric units (IPU within a hospital
  • Indian Health Services Hospitals (also Tribal Hospitals if they are Medicare participating)

Reporting will include:

  • Hospital inpatient and ICU bed capacity and occupancy data, overall and by bed type (i.e., pediatric and adult)
  • Numbers of hospitalized patients with lab-confirmed COVID-19, Influenza, and RSV, by age group
  • Numbers of new hospital admissions of patient with lab-confirmed COVID-19, Influenza, and RSV, by age group
  • Hospital personal protective equipment (PPE) and supply information (optional)

See FY 2025 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System (LTCH PPS) Final Rule, pgs. 898-905.

Consistent with the NHSN Stated Purpose to “analyze and report collected data to permit recognition of trends at the local, state, and national levels,” CDC will continue to report hospital respiratory data publicly in support of this mission. These data will complement data that CDC collects and disseminates from other sources, such as wastewater, laboratory, and emergency department data, to help ensure there are robust systems to detect and monitor threats and keep the public informed about threats in their area, as well as informing flu and COVID-19 forecasting efforts. More details about public-facing data will be made available closer to the start of reporting requirements.

This requirement does not apply to Long-term Care Facilities or Dialysis Facilities or impact Healthcare Personnel (HCP) COVID-19 Vaccination reporting in NHSN.

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