PrintInfection Prevention and Control (IPAC)
Did you know hand hygiene is the simplest way to prevent up to 50% of infections and illnesses? Every year, an estimated 5-7 per cent of patients admitted to hospitals develop a preventable and even deadly hospital-acquired infection such as C. difficile, MRSA and VRE.
If you’re visiting a hospital, consider these important tips:
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If you’re visiting a patient or getting treatment, remember to wash your hands:
- When you enter and leave the hospital.
- Before and after contact with your loved ones.
- Before eating.
- If you are visiting a patient at the UHN and you’ve had one of the following in the past 24 hrs: Diarrhea, fever and/or chills, new or worsening cough – Please see the receptionist before seeing your loved one, if you are sick you may make patients or healthcare workers sick.
- Ask your doctor, nurse or other health care professional to wash or sanitize their hands using a gel hand rinse before examining you. It’s your right as a patient, so speak up.
Learn more!
Infection control brochure and health information
