Hand Hygiene
May 5 is Hand Hygiene Day around the world.
The health and wellbeing of our clients is in your hands. Preventing the spread of infections through proper hand hygiene is everyone’s responsibility. This is especially true throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. During our October Accreditation visit, surveyors will spend a significant amount of time evaluating how well we understand and demonstrate infection prevention and control, including hand hygiene. It is up to all of us to showcase our organization’s commitment to this practice.
Did You Know?
- Thousands of people die every day around the world from infections acquired while receiving health care.
- Hands are the main pathways of germ transmission during health care.
- Hand hygiene is therefore the most important measure to avoid the transmission of harmful germs and prevent health care-associated infections.
Hand Hygiene Policy
Be sure to review our policy on Hand Hygiene for more tips on when to complete hand washing to reduce your risk of infection.
