August 13 , 2004

And the reward goes to....

The results are in for the second quarter MGH Hand Hygiene Clean Sweepstakes, and eight patient care units have been rewarded for having the highest hand hygiene compliance before patient contact. Congratulations go to Bigelow 9, Phillips 20, White 8, Ellison 6, Ellison 17, Ellison 9, Ellison 7 and Bigelow 13.

The Clean Sweepstakes is sponsored by the STOP — Stop Transmission of Pathogens — task force and is a friendly competition among patient care units that results in patients being the real winners. The contest encourages all MGHers to use Cal Stat — a waterless hand disinfectant — before and after patient contact to help reduce the rates of hospital-acquired infections and improve patient care.

For more information about the Clean Sweepstakes, call Rosemary O'Malley at (617) 726-9663.