Health care associated infections (HAI) can be addressed through proper hand hygiene. Proper hand hygiene will protect patients and providers, reduce the spread of infections and the associated costs with treating infections, reduce hospital lengths of stay and readmissions, reduce wait times, and prevent deaths.

Ontario hospitals now provide public reporting of hand hygiene compliance rates. Hospitals will post on their web sites, on an annual basis, by hospital site, the compliance rate for :

1. hand hygiene before initial contact with the patient/patient’s environment for all health care providers
2. hand hygiene after contact with the patient/patient’s environment for all health care providers

This site provides health care professionals with hospital indicator reports as well as practical resources to put effective infection control measures in place.

Hospitals will also report their data to the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. View the report by hospital.

• Provincial Infectious Diseases Advisory Committee - Hand Hygiene Fact Sheet for Health Care Settings  [PDF]
• Observation tool and audit process - Frequently Asked Questions - Presentation by Clare Barry and Liz McCreight  [PDF]
• Just Clean Your Hands Program and Public Reporting on Hand Hygiene Compliance - Presentation by Dr. Michael Baker  [PDF]
• Just Clean Your Hands
• Hand Hygiene Compliance Reporting  [PDF]