Patients & Family
Infection Prevention and Control
Chatham-Kent Health Alliance follows the recommended guidelines from the Minstry of Health and Long Term Care to protect our patients from any respiratory illness.
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For addtional information, contact the Chatham-Kent Public Health Unit at 519.352.7270 or TeleHealth: 1-866-797-0000 or TTY: 1-866-797-0007.
Preventing the Spread of Germs
In the hospital it is everyone’s job to stop the spread of germs from one person to another. Hand washing is your best defense against infection. Washing hands with soap and water or waterless hand sanitizer (if hands are not visibly soiled) are both acceptable ways to wash your hands. Please wash your hands often and feel free to ask your healthcare providers if they have washed their hands.
Wash Your Hands:
- When you enter or exit the hospital
- When hands are visibly dirty
- Before you eat or drink
- After you use the washroom
- After you cough, sneeze, blow your nose
- After you handle garbage
- Cough or sneeze into your sleeve.
Please do not visit hospitalized family members or friends when you are sick.
In the event of heightened infection control measures, visitor restrictions may be in effect.
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