Objective To realize hospital administrators ’recognition extent to healthcare-associated infection (HAI )management staff ’s competency and qualification.Methods The unified questionnaires were filled in by respondents in 173 hospitals of Inner Mongolia autonomous Region,administrators’recognition on the competency and qualification of HAI management staff were surveyed.Results Of 445 hospital administrators,20.09%, 19.89%,and 18.05% considered that staff members in HAI management departments should have the knowledge background of preventive medicine,clinical medicine,and nursing respectively.58.20%,89.44%,and 43.37% of hospital administrators considered that the directors of HAI management departments should have senior profession-al titles,undergraduate course or above,and with 2 -5 working experience,respectively.34.92% and 30.93%considered that the most important professional ability of directors of HAI management department were profession-al and management ability,respectively.Conclusion Hospital administrators are apt to consider that the competen-cy and qualification of HAI management staff are strong professional ability and certain management ability,and are interdisciplinary talents.