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Hang hygiene is an important practice at CHEO for health care providers, patients, families and visitors. It significantly reduces the spread of infection in hospitals. Hand hygiene is a different way of thinking about safety and patient care and involves everyone.

Public reporting

Observation Period: April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2021

CHEO's Target Rates:

90% for Before Patient/ Patient Environment and After Patient/ Patient Environment

CHEO's Achieved Rates:

85% for Before Patient/ Patient Environment

88% for After Patient / Patient Environment

How are the rates calculated?

Before:

Number of times hand hygiene was performed by health care provider before patient/patient environment contact = 1501

Number of times hand hygiene was indicated before patient/patient environment contact = 1758

1501 (# of times hand hygiene performed) x 100

1758 (# of observed hand hygiene indications)

Hand hygiene compliance rate before patient/patient environment = 85.4%

After:

Number of times hand hygiene was performed by health care provider after patient/patient environment contact = 1651

Number of times hand hygiene was indicated after patient/patient environment contact = 1874

1651 (# of times hand hygiene performed) x 100

1875 (# of observed hand hygiene indications)

Hand hygiene compliance rate after patient/ patient environment = 88%

What can patients do to help improve their own safety?

Hand hygiene involves everyone in the hospital, including patients. Hand cleaning is one of the best ways you and your health-care team can prevent the spread of many infections. Patients and their visitors should also practice good hand hygiene before and after entering patient rooms.

More patient-specific information is available at patient safety's website and OHA.

Information for patients and families

Patient safety remains the most important priority for CHEO and this involves ensuring that patients are not at risk for contracting healthcare-associated infections.

We have a number of practices in place to help prevent and control infections, including a comprehensive hand hygiene program. If you have any questions about the information below or about our hospital's infection prevention and control program, please contact CHEO at 613-737-7600.

How does CHEO feel about its reported rates?

CHEO is committed to patient safety and quality care. CHEO is a safe hospital where every effort is made to ensure that children and youth will receive the highest quality care.

The public reporting of hand hygiene compliance is a helpful measure to make sure we are continuously improving our care. It provides a benchmark for tracking and monitoring performance improvement measures.

Hand washing is something we all do here at CHEO, but it's also something that we want to continue to do better – and are committed to improving.

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