Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) is committed to patient, staff, physician, volunteer and student safety through the implementation of best practices for the prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections.

Our mission is to identify and reduce the risks of endemic and epidemic healthcare acquired infections in both the in- and out-patient population, including hospital physicians, staff, volunteers and students, utilizing evidence based best practices in surveillance, prevention, education and control measures.

Please select an indicator below for more information.

• Clostridium difficile associated disease (CDAD)
• Central Line Infections
• Hand Hygiene Compliance
• Hospital Standardized Mortality Ratio (HSMR)
• MRSA Bloodstream Infections 
• Surgical Site Infection (SSI) Surgical Safety Checklist (SSCL)
• Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP)
• Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci (VRE)

How do we control the spread of these infections?

Prevention is the key to reducing these risks. IPAC utilizes the following methods to decrease the risk of acquiring a healthcare related infection:

• Hand Hygiene Program
• Consistent use of Routine Practices and Additional Precautions for all patient care activities
• Cleaning, Disinfecting and Sterilization of patient care equipment and Environmental Cleaning Protocols
• Provision of ongoing education to all physicians, staff, volunteers and students in relation to the prevention of transmission of infectious diseases and organisms
• Promotion and implementation of appropriate surveillance activities and data analysis to control and/or prevent the transmission of infectious diseases or organisms
• Targeted surveillance activities for organisms of concern and as required