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Infection Control
 St. John’s
recognizes how important infection control is to ensuring our
ability to provide patients with quality health care.
Infections
acquired in hospitals complicate disease, cause distress to patients
and families, and can sometimes lead to patient death.
To reduce the
risk of health-care acquired infections, St. John’s complies with
current CDC hand hygiene guidelines. We also manage as sentinel
events all identified cases of unanticipated death or major
permanent loss of function associated with a health-care acquired
infection.
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