Hand Hygiene Project
Member Toolkit
- ATTENTION stickers, word
- Compliance Goals, word
- Elevator Speech, word
- Project Summary, word
- Sample Task Sheet, word
- Staff Information Sheet, word
Treating any infection can be a challenge, but the best prevention measure, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is proper hand washing, which is key to eliminating healthcare acquired infections.
The OAHHS hand hygiene project began in 2007 with nine hospitals in a pilot project. Over the past three years, hospitals have come in and out of the project as needed while they set up their own hand hygiene teams. In 2011, fifteen hospitals are currently participating in the OAHHS hand hygiene program.
The scope of the project is very straight forward: it involves both patients and care givers as collaborative partners in preventing health care acquired infections. Care givers assist their peers to increase hand hygiene compliance and patients are encouraged to ask their care providers if they washed their hands. The amount of soap/gel/foam used on patient care units is collected monthly as well as the number of patient days to calculate a compliance rate based on a standard for the type of unit. Reports are generated monthly for hospitals to provide timely feedback to hospital administration and staff. Data is validated by observation through a ‘secret shopper’ process. This two-fold approach provides a framework for a robust hand hygiene program which meets regulatory standards.
To get started with your own hand hygiene compliance project, please call Diane Waldo at 503-479-6016 or email at diane.waldo@oahhs.org
For additional hand hygiene resources, follow this link: http://www.cdc.gov/handhygiene
Hand Hygiene Project:
The Oregon hospitals that are currently participating in the Hand Hygiene Project include:
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Adventist Medical Center
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Blue Mountain Hospital
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Columbia Memorial Hospital
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Grande Ronde Hospital
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Lake District Hospital
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Mid Columbia Medical Center
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Pioneer Memorial Hospital
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Providence Willamette Falls Hospital
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Providence St Vincent Medical Center
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Sacred Heart Medical Center-River Bend
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Sacred Heart Medical Center-University District
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Samaritan Pacific Community Hospital
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Southern Coos Hospital
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Tillamook Hospital
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West Valley Hospital
For questions about this quality project, please call Diane Waldo at 503-479-6016 or email at diane.waldo@oahhs.org
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Lake Oswego, Oregon 97035
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