Infection Control in healthcare facilities

In the midst of doing research for my change project I find that many incidences involving infection control could have been easily prevented. Everyday hospital leaders choose what to spend their money on. They choose to give raises for administrators, build a parking lot and even build a new wing for the facility. The choice to implement infection control is often overlooked. Infection control is a fundamental issue of safety. As health care workers we must be the group that makes this happen better yet, demand that it happens. Prevention can only occur when top leaders target zero as their goal, invest in their infection control programs to assure the resources need for optimal programs.

This is a very serious issue. I have been reading lately of how physicians and nurses are reusing syringes and needles on patients. We know way better than this. This a scary thought that people would risk your life in this way. This is the reason why some people have little trust in the health care system. We must do better to protect our patience and ourselves.