Table 6.
Year | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
Total number of beds | 261 | 261 | 261 | 261 |
Number of critical care beds | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Infection control committee in place | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Infection control committee constituted of representative members | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Regular infection control committee meetings | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Adequate infection control committee minutes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Infection control unit | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Number of infection control team staff | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Nurses | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Environmental inspectors | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Doctors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Microbiologists | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Educational activities | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Surveillance system | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Area audited | Percent scores | |||
Handwashing | 52 | 83 | 83 | 93 |
Environmental cleaning | 94 | 94 | 83 | 84 |
Waste disposal | 60 | 91 | 96 | 98 |
Handling of clean linen | 75 | 75 | 100 | 100 |
Handling of soiled linen | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 |
Standard and transmission based precautions | 42 | 86 | 91 | 89 |
Single use policy | 33 | 67 | 100 | 100 |
Urinary catheter care | 80 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Sterile wound dressing | 82 | 91 | 100 | 100 |
Food hygiene | 50 | 83 | 92 | 96 |
Pests and animal control in clinical areas | 83 | 100 | 67 | 75 |
Average total percent score | 67 | 87 | 91 | 93 |