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Preventing Infections in Our Health Service

Preventing Infections in Our Health Service

The prevention and control of infections across East Metropolitan Health Service is an integral part of safety and quality improvement.

Throughout this section we provide auditing results and statistics relating to healthcare associated infections (infections people acquire while being cared for in our healthcare facilities) and our hand hygiene compliance.

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    Healthcare Associated Infections Infections people acquire while being cared for in a healthcare facility are known as healthcare associated infections.
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    Hand Hygiene Compliance Good hand hygiene is an important part of quality patient care.
Last Updated: 28/08/2019
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Acknowledgement of Country

East Metropolitan Health Service respects and acknowledges the Wadjuk people as the traditional custodians of the land on which we work, and of elders past and present.

Area office:
10 Murray Street
Perth WA 6000

Postal address:
GPO box X2213
Perth WA 6847

To contact EMHS, please go to the Contact Us page.

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