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INFECTION CONTROL INFORMATION
REPORTING
Our hospital is
committed to supporting the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care in the
initiative for public reporting. Below is the proposed schedule for
reporting hospital information in the future. More information on
category will be available in the future. For now please refer to
our ‘Information on C Difficile’ posted on this website.
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Patient Safety
Indicator |
Start Date of
Public Reporting |
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Clostridum
difficile (C. difficile) |
September 30,
2008 |
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Methicilin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus |
December 30, 2008 |
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Vancomycin –
resistant Enterococci (VRE) |
December 30, 2008 |
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Rates of
ventilator – associated pneumonia |
April 30, 2009 |
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Rates of central
line infections |
April 30, 2009 |
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Rates of surgical
site infections |
April 30, 2009 |
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Hand hygiene
compliance among health care workers |
April 30, 2009 |
C Difficile
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MONTH |
COUNT |
RATE |
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2009 - January |
0 |
0 |
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- February |
<5 |
0.98 |
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- March |
0 |
0 |
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- April |
0 |
0 |
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- May |
0 |
0 |
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- June |
0 |
0 |
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- July |
0 |
0 |
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- August |
0 |
0 |
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- September |
0 |
0 |
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- October |
0 |
0 |
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November |
0 |
0 |
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-December |
0 |
0 |
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2010
-January |
0 |
0 |
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-February |
0 |
0 |
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-March |
0 |
0 |
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-April |
0 |
0 |
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-May |
0 |
0 |
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-June |
0 |
0 |
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- July |
0 |
0 |
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Please check our web
site under C Difficile to see how this rate is calculated.
You can also get
additional information at
www.ontario.ca/patientsafety.
MRSA
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QUARTERLY |
COUNT |
RATE |
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Summary - Sept/09, Oct/09 ,
Nov/09 |
0 |
0 |
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Summary Dec/09,
Jan/2010, Feb 2010 |
0 |
0 |
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Summary March 2010/
April 2010, May 2010 |
0 |
0 |
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Summary June 2010, July 2010 |
0 |
0 |
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VRE
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QUARTERLY |
COUNT |
RATE |
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Dec/09, Jan 2010, Feb. 2010 |
0 |
0 |
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Mar 2010, April 2010, May 2010 |
0 |
0 |
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June 2010, July 2010 |
0 |
0 |
This data is provided
not for comparing to other hospitals but as a baseline to be compared to
future data as it becomes available.
It’s that time of year
again!
Good practices in
hand washing.
The following
information is provided to protect patients and visitors from the
transmission of infectious organisms through good hand hygiene. The best
defence against the spread of infection is healthy, intact skin and good
hand hygiene practices.
Six Steps to Hand
Washing
1. Remove jewelery
before washing hands.
2. Rinse hands
under warm, running water.
3. Lather with
soap. Using friction, cover all surfaces of your hands and fingers
for a
minimum of ten seconds.
4. Rinse hands with
warm, running water.
5. Dry hands
thoroughly with a paper towel.
6. Turn off water
tap with paper towel.
Waterless hand
sanitizer may be used:
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Only if hands are not visibly soiled.
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In addition to hand washing, such as when leaving an isolation room.
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When hand-washing facilities are not available.
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Up to ten times in between thorough hand washing, when necessary.
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Upon entering or leaving the hospital.
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Because patients
and residents are especially susceptible to infection, please do not
visit if you have signs of a cold, flu, cough or any other infectious
disease. THANK
YOU |
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