Updated Wisconsin HAI Prevention Program Infection Preventionist Coverage
This bulletin is being sent to local health officers, Tribal health directors, local public health department staff, local public health nurses, infection preventionists, NHSN users, and DQA Notifications and Updates and Assisted Living Forum subscribers.
The Wisconsin HAI Prevention Program has recently restructured the infection preventionist (IP) team, increasing the number of infection preventionists providing direct, regional, infection prevention and control (IPC) support to health care facilities and local and Tribal health departments (LTHDs) across Wisconsin.
Previously, IP coverage followed the Wisconsin public health regions and five infection preventionists were designated to Wisconsin’s 72 counties. As of March 3, 2025, coverage will follow updated regional boundaries unique to the HAI Prevention Program IP team. This restructure increases the number of IPs available to provide regional support, distributing Wisconsin’s 72 counties amongst nine IPs. This will allow IPs to better build and strengthen close, working relationships with LTHDs and health care facilities in their designated region.
 Updated points of contact for the nine regions are as follows:
- Region 1: Anna Marciniak, MLS(ASCP), CIC, LTC-CIP
- Region 2: Jennifer Kuhn, BSN, RN, CIC
- Region 3: Tess Hendricks, BS, MLS, CIC
- Region 4: Rebecca LeMay, MSN, RN
- Region 5: Greta Michaelson, MHA, BSN, RN, LTC-CIP
- Region 6: Paula Pintar, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC, CIC, FAPIC
- Region 7: Beth Ellinger, MS, MPH, CIC
- Region 8: Ashley O’Keefe, MLS(ASCP)CM, CIC, CDIPC
- Region 9: Nikki Mueller, MLS(ASCP)CM, MBA, CIC
Contact information for each IP is listed on our contacts webpage.
Services provided by the HAI Prevention Program
The HAI Prevention Program’s experienced IPs will continue to provide infection prevention support to LTHDs and various health care settings including acute care, long-term care, ambulatory care, dialysis, and oral health as well as on a variety of topics such as multidrug-resistant organisms and One Health. Services are always educational, collaborative, non-regulatory, and free of charge.
Services offered by IPs include but are not limited to:
- Performing on-site or remote infection control assessments of health care facilities, particularly long-term care facilities.
- Participating in outbreak and infection control breach investigations.
- Reviewing infection prevention process to help identify needs and gaps.
- Providing education and technical assistance on a variety of infection prevention topics.
Questions?
For more information about the Wisconsin HAI Prevention Program, the services we offer, or to contact us, visit the DPH HAI Prevention Program website.
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