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Hand Hygiene Rates

Hand Hygiene:
How is Humber River Regional Hospital doing?

Introduction:

Humber River Regional Hospital is dedicated to delivering the highest possible quality of care to our patients safely and effectively. One way we do that is by tracking the rate of staff and physician compliance with accepted hand hygiene protocols. The use of proper hand hygiene is recognized as a primary tool in the effort to stop the spread of infections in hospitals and in the community.

At Humber River Regional Hospital, we have a comprehensive hand hygiene program in place to support awareness and drive performance improvement. Keeping you informed on how we are doing in this area is part of our commitment to a being a patient and family centered hospital. By remaining vigilant, we are determined to ensure that our performance is at the highest possible level.

For more information on hand hygiene, please click here for the HRRH patient information handout.

If you wish to see information on how other hospitals in Ontario are doing, visit www.ontario.ca/patientsafety.

 


For the latest reporting period, Humber River Regional Hospital’s
Hand Hygiene data is:

2009/10 Church Site Finch Site Keele Site
2009 2010 2009 2010 2009 2010
Before Initial Patient/Patient Environment Contact 72.75% 85.55% 70.93% 72.52% 83.78% 96.83%
After Patient/Patient Environment Contact 88.94% 86.64% 86.98% 83.96% 92.42% 92.93%