Providence Care posts its infection rates online on a regular basis. On this page, you will find information about hand hygiene compliance at our St. Mary's of the Lake and Mental Health Services hospital sites. Hand hygiene compliance is reported annually.
To learn more about hand hygiene, download our brochure here. The public can also access Providence Care’s Patient Safety Indicator data on the website of the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care at www.ontario.ca/patientsafety.
If you have any questions regarding this information, contact us.
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Hand Hygiene Compliance |
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St. Mary's of the Lake Hospital
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Mental Health Services
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2009/2010
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Before patient/patient environment: 73%
After patient/patient environment: 70%
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Before patient/patient environment: 63%
After patient/patient environment: 76%
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2008/2009
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Before patient/patient environment: 41%
After patient/patient environment: 78%
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Before patient/patient environment: 33%
After patient/patient environment: 55%
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Method of calculation of Hand Hygiene Compliance (annual basis):
# of times hand hygiene performed x100
# of observed hand hygiene indications
These percentages also reflect:
(i) hand hygiene before initial patient/patient environment contact by all hospital workers (e.g., nurses, allied health professionals, physicians, volunteers, interns, students, etc.).
(ii) hand hygiene after patient/patient environment contact by all hospital workers (e.g., nurses, allied health professionals, physicians, volunteers, interns, students, etc.).
Hospitals are to collect at least 200 observations for every 100 inpatient beds.
The goal of public reporting hand hygiene compliance is to achieve an overall assessment of whether compliance rates are improving. It is normal for rates to vary from hospital to hospital.
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