•  2011, Dec. 19^th:  Healthcare Acquired Infections & Public Reporting:   State of Kentucky Senate & House Joint Interim Committee on Health & Welfare.  .  Kevin Kavanagh, MD, MS, FACS    

• 2011, Aug. 1^st:  Healthcare Acquired Infections, Impact on the Community:   State of Kentucky Senate & House Joint Subcommittee on Elementary and Secondary Education.  Kevin Kavanagh, MD, MS, FACS    

• 2011, June 21^st:  Healthcare Acquired Infections, Public Reporting, Surveillance and the Veterans Administration System:   State of Kentucky Senate & House Joint Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection Committee.  Kevin Kavanagh, MD, MS, FACS  

• 2011, Feb. 10^th:  Public Reporting of Healthcare Acquired Infections.  In support of HB 291 Kentucky State House Health and Welfare Committee: Kevin Kavanagh, MD, MS, FACS

• 2010, Oct. 20^th:  Healthcare Transparency and Public Reporting of Healthcare Acquired Infections.  Kentucky State Senate & House Joint Health and Welfare Committee: Kevin Kavanagh, MD, MS, FACS

• 2008, Mar. 6^th:  Public Reporting of Healthcare Acquired Infections and MRSA Surveillance.  In support of SB 183.  Kentucky State Senate Health and Welfare Committee:  Kentucky Senator Vernie McGaha & Kevin Kavanagh, MD, MS, FACS

• 2007, Nov. 19^th:  Healthcare Transparency, Value Purchasing and Public Reporting.  Kentucky State Senate and House Health and Welfare Committee.  Kevin Kavanagh, MD, MS, FACS. 

The picture on the right is from a poll conducted by Senator Angel Harper Constituents in Feb. 2011 which found that over 90% wanted to have Hospital Acquired Infections reported to the State Health Department. 

The picture on the left is a  photomicrograph of
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA).