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Infection Control
The goals of the Infection Control program at Cibola General Hospital are to allow for a systematic, coordinated and continuous approach to improving performance, focusing on surveillance, prevention and control of infections throughout the organization. Also, the hospital’s infection control nurse ensures the organization has a functioning, coordinated process in place to reduce the risks of endemic and epidemic nosocomial infections in patients and health-care workers The following mechanisms are utilized to achieve this objective:
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Monitoring and evaluation of key performance aspects of infection control surveillance, prevention and management |
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Continuous collection and/or screening of data to identify isolated incidents or potential infection outbreaks |
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Participation in a hospital-wide educational program in an effort to reduce and control the spread of infection |
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Interface with public health on community issues |
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