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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Brockville—As part of the ongoing Patient Safety Month at Brockville General Hospital (BGH), the Brockville General Volunteer Association (BGVA) is taking on a Hand Hygiene Challenge: Help 1000 people wash their hands when arriving at BGH over five working days. “One of the pillars of patient safety in any healthcare institution is hand hygiene,” says Dana Finnegan-Yee, BGH Infection Control Coordinator. “It is a simple but powerful act in reducing the transmission of disease.” While BGH has hand sanitizers at all convenient points in the hospital, clients and visitors still often forget to use them upon arrival, during their stay, and when leaving the building. “Patient safety is a focus for everyone who provides a service within the hospital,” says BGVA Coordinator Cheryl Marshall. “That includes the over 350 volunteers who donate thousands of hours to BGH and the people it serves. “We decided to take on the Hand Hygiene Challenge to participate directly in BGH Patient Safety Month this November. So, our volunteers will be aiming to assist 1000 people over five business days with hand hygiene.” Starting Thursday, November 24th, BGVA volunteers will man the front entrance to the BGH Charles Street Site “armed” with hand sanitizers. Those who wash their hands will receive a jacket sticker marking their support of the five-day challenge. “We have 1000 stickers to award,” says Marshall. “We’ll do it.” Nursing icon Florence Nightingale was a life-long advocate of sanitary methods, including hand hygiene. November 24th, the battle continues at BGH.  A show of clean hands: BGH Board of Governors members (front row, l – r) Wayne Blackwell, Anne Warren, Chrystal Brown, Charlotte Patterson, Sally Wills, Jean Macintosh, (back row, (l – r) Steve Read (BGH CFO), David Gilliland, John Southin, George Coombes, Robert Pickens, and BGH President & CEO Ray Marshall. For more information, please contact:
Healthy people – Outstanding Care
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