Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control Functions

  • Surveillance
  • Develop & implement policy to prevent infections
  • Monitor patients on isolation precautions
  • Outbreak detection & management
  • Microbiology laboratory support
  • Disease reporting
  • Monitor environmental hygiene
  • N95 mask education & fit testing

 

  • Healthcare worker education
  • Construction infection control
  • Blood/body fluid exposure management
  • New product evaluation
  • Serve as a liaison to the Virginia General Assembly on health policy issues relating to infections
  • Serve as a consultative resource for regional hospitals & the Virginia Department of Health
  • Crisis management

 

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Maintained by:  Laura Boehmer
Last updated:  June 8, 2006