Hand washing is the best way to prevent infections.

• All patients, staff and visitors share the responsibility of preventing infections within the hospital.
• All persons entering or leaving the hospital or a patient’s room must wash their hands.
• Staff must wash their hands before and after a contact with a patient.
• Hand sanitizer is available at all hospital entrances and exits, in the hallways and in every room.
• People with these symptoms should not visit patients:
  • Vomiting
  • Diarrhea
  • Fever (in the past 24 hours)
  • Sore throat, coughing, sneezing or runny nose
  • Contagious viral infection (chicken pox, measles, mumps, etc.)
• Visitors of patients in isolation must follow the nursing staff instructions.