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| Preventing Infections in Health Care Facilities |
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Infection Prevention: It's in Your Hands Healthcare facilities worldwide are encouraged to conduct special educational activities to emphasize adherence to practices such as hand hygiene that have been shown to prevent infections and improve patient safety. Choose the correct hand hygiene tools Alcohol handrubs are an effective strategy for improving hand hygiene practices by healthcare workers, reducing healthcare-associated infections, and improving overall patient safety. Promote hand hygiene in your facility Get the facts and become familiar with materials to promote hand hygiene in your healthcare facility. Monitor hand hygiene in your facility Hand hygiene is an important component of an overall strategy to prevent transmission of healthcare-associated infection. Monitor adherence of recommended hand hygiene practices in your facility and provide feedback to staff on their performance. Prevent infection during the flu season by getting vaccinated Influenza causes an average of approximately 36,000 deaths per year. All healthcare workers should be vaccinated against influenza annually. This will protect healthcare workers, their patients, and communities, and will improve prevention of influenza-associated disease, patient safety, and will reduce disease burden. Vaccines are available by prescription at Belize Medical Associates. BELIZE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES: QUALITY HEALTH CARE, COMPLETE AND AFFORDABLE!! |
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Dear Staff, I am writing to express my heartfelt thanks for all the quality expertise and service received while in critical care at the Belize Medical Associates in May 2009.
Hi Dr. Gough, You saved our mom and we will be forever greatful for that. My mom said that she would one day like to come to Belize to see you in person and to also give her thanks and gratitude!
Dear Dr. Musa and Staff,
THANK YOU!!!
Dear Dr. Cawich,
Allegra and I cannot begin to thank you for all the special care you afforded her during her brief stay at Belize Medical Associates.
Dr. Cawich, Almost a year has passed since I was treated by you at your hospital in Belize. At the time I was on the Carnival Cruise Ship Glory and sent to your hospital with pneumonia.
Dear Friends, I would like to sincerely thank the entire staff of Belize Medical Associates Hospital for taking such a good care of me during my recent stay.
Greetings Dr. Cuellar, On Monday I saw my regular doctor, she was very impressed with my care in Belize. I was told that I was okay and do not have to come back.
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,
On December 23rd, 2010 our wife/mother unfortunately got very sick on our Caribbean dream–trip. |
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