Hand Hygiene

Why is hand hygiene important in healthcare?

Hand hygiene is a simple and effective way to prevent infections in healthcare settings. Hand hygiene is cleaning your hands by washing with soap and water or using an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.

 It is one of the best ways to

• avoid getting sick and
• prevent the spread germs to others.

Operational Definition

We measure all care providers’ hand hygiene compliance both before and after patient contact in all clinical care settings.