The Mississippi Department of Health Antibiotic Stewardship Honor Roll recognizes healthcare facilities in Mississippi that are working to improve antibiotic use, reduce antibiotic resistance, and improve patient outcomes by establishing an antibiotic stewardship program that meets the CDC’s Core Elements of Antibiotic Stewardship.

Our objectives:

• To encourage commitment to antibiotic stewardship of all healthcare providers as well as healthcare administrators and leadership.
• To provide incentive for antibiotic stewardship program improvement in individual facilities and statewide.
• To publicize the importance of antibiotic responsibility.

2024 Hospital Honor Roll Members

The following acute care hospitals have demonstrated facility-wide commitment to antibiotic stewardship:

• University of Mississippi Medical Center
  Jackson, MS
• Singing River Health System
  Ocean Springs, MS
• Mississippi Baptist Medical Center
  Jackson, MS

Benefits

Antibiotic Stewardship Programs that are awarded recognition will receive:

• Acknowledgement on MSDH Antibiotic Stewardship Honor Roll website and social media platforms.
• Certificate presented to the CEO/COO or Antibiotic Stewardship Program Leader, signed by MSDH.
• Access to MSDH Honor Roll logo and graphics for display on facility website and other publications.
• Demonstration to the public that your facility meets and exceeds national Antibiotic Stewardship Program guidelines.
• Platforms for showcasing your program’s interventions and offering guidance to other healthcare facilities in enhancing their antibiotic stewardship initiatives.
• Opportunities for engagement and networking with the HAI/AR Program Pharmacist and other healthcare facilities, fostering collaboration to enhance antibiotic stewardship within your local community.

Honor Roll Application

Currently, we are accepting applications from hospital antibiotic stewardship programs (acute care, critical access, long-term acute care). We will expand the program to include skilled nursing facilities in the future.

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis throughout the year. The Honor Roll is updated with new facilities once every quarter. Approved applications remain valid until the end of the calendar year in which they are awarded.

• All acute care hospitals are encouraged to apply.
• Individual institutions within a healthcare system will need to apply separately to obtain designation for each facility.
• If you have any questions about how to apply, please contact HAIAR@msdh.ms.gov before filling out the application.

• Acute Care Hospital Honor Roll Application

Learn More

• Core Elements of Hospital Antibiotic Stewardship CDC
• Core Elements of Antibiotic Stewardship for Nursing Homes CDC
• Health Professional Resources and Training CDC