Hospital Respiratory Data

Beginning on November 1, 2024, in order to provide situational awareness of the impact respiratory diseases,  the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will require acute care hospitals and critical access hospitals to electronically report information via NHSN about COVID-19, influenza, and RSV, including confirmed infections of respiratory illnesses among hospitalized patients, hospital bed census and capacity (both overall and by hospital setting and population group [adult or pediatric]), and limited patient demographic information, including age (FY 2025 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System (LTCH PPS) Final Rule, pgs. 2462-2490.).

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

Bookmark this page for important updates, additional resources, and webinar training information.

Data Collection Forms and Instructions

• Hospital Respiratory Data Form – Weekly Reporting (57.101) [PDF – 372 KB]
• Table of Instructions – Hospital Respiratory Data Weekly Reporting [PDF – 309 KB]
• Hospital Respiratory Data Form – Daily Reporting (57.102) [PDF – 349 KB]
• Table of Instructions – Hospital Respiratory Data Daily Reporting [PDF – 300 KB]

CSV Data Import

• Weekly Upload Template [XLS – 1 KB]
• Weekly Template Mapping [PDF – 198 KB]
• Daily Upload Template [XLS – 1 KB]
• Daily Template Mapping [PDF – 197 KB]

 Training

• NHSN Hospital Respiratory Data – Introductory Webinar Slides [PDF – 393 KB]