Washing your hands is the most important thing you can do to prevent infections.
Per the CDC, regular hand washing, particularly before and after certain activities, is one of the best ways to remove germs, avoid getting sick, and prevent the spread of germs to others.
Infections that patients get in the hospital can be life threatening and hard to treat. Most germs that cause serious infections in health care are spread by the people who provide care. However, studies show that on average, health care providers clean their hands less than half of the times they should. This contributes to the spread of health care-associated infections that affect 1 in 25 hospital patients on any given day.
Join us this week, July 25 – 29, 2016, as we shine a spotlight on hand hygiene and work to let our patients know their safety and well-being come first!
Watch the Video
Cooper’s Hospital Chief Operating Officer and System Chief Nursing Officer Stephanie D. Conners, MBA, BSN, NEA-BC, has an important message to share about handwashing. Watch the video here or access it from the home page of the Cooper Employee Portal.
Visit Our Table
Pick up tips and educational material at our table by the Cooper Court on the second floor of the Kelemen Building in Cooper University Hospital on these dates:
- Tuesday, July 26, 2016: What’s expected? CDC recommendations on hand hygiene.
- Thursday, July 28, 2016: What’s on your hands?
- Friday, July 29, 2016: Hand hygiene did you know?
Enter the Hand Hygiene Slogan Contest
You can help make hand hygiene stick by creating Cooper’s hand hygiene slogan. This week, we’ll be taking entries to formally give our Hand Hygiene Campaign a slogan. The winning entry will receive a gift.
Email your entry to InfectionPreventionDepartment@cooperhealth.edu or drop it off in the main hospital during one of our table days.
Tip of the Day
Visit the home page of the Employee Portal every day this week for facts and tips.