Infection Control

Watch this video to learn about the long-term health effects that can be associated with COVID-19 including lung-related diseases, severe exhaustion and autoimmune conditions.

Watch this video to learn the importance of washing your hands often to prevent the spread of infections in your community.

Watch this video to understand the difference between isolation and quarantine if you're exposed to COVID-19.

Watch this video to remember to wash your hands often to prevent the spread of illness.

Watch this video to learn the difference between COVID-19, cold, flu and allergy symptoms.

Watch this video to learn what a weakened immune system is and what steps you can take to reduce your risk of getting sick.

Watch this video to learn what a ventilator is and how it is used to save patients' lives.

Watch this video to learn the importance of wearing a mask to prevent the spread of COVID-19, how to choose a mask, and the proper way to wear it.

Keeping your hands clean is the best way to prevent getting or spreading germs. This video shows you what to do.

Here are the steps to correctly wash your hands.

Here are the steps for changing a wound dressing.

Here are the steps for putting on sterile gloves.

Here are the steps for removing sterile gloves.

Here are the steps for using a hand sanitizer to clean your hands.

Watch this video to learn simple strategies to protect yourself from getting and spreading infections during your hospital stay.

Watch this video to learn how personal protective equipment can protect you from infections.

This video will show how personal protective equipment can help protect against infection while visiting others in the hospital.

Learn how to wash your hands correctly and completely.

Watch this video to learn how to properly wash your hands to fight off an infection.

Watch this video to learn how to properly use hand sanitizer to help prevent the spread of germs and protect your family from getting sick.

Learn how to use Chlorhexidine Gluconate (CHG) disposable cloths to prevent infection.

Watch this video to understand the common signs and symptoms of infections, and the treatment methods often used to heal them.

Watch this video to learn simple strategies to help prevent the spread of germs and infection during your at-home recovery.

Watch this video to learn about how using an Incentive Spirometer exercises your lungs after surgery, helps to prevent infections and improves lung function.

Watch this video to learn how to prevent the spread of germs and how to recognize the signs of infection while recovering from surgery.

Bloodstream Infections can be a life-threatening complication during a hospital stay. Patients are an important part of the teamwork necessary for prevention. Learn how infections in the bloodstream occur and what can patients can do to help prevent them.

Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, is caused by a type of staph bacteria that's become resistant to many of the antibiotics used to treat ordinary staph infections. Learn more about MRSA and simple steps you can take to protect yourself or a loved one.

A ventilator can be a lifesaving machine that helps patients who cannot breathe on their own, but conditions requiring ventilator use can also increase a patient's chance of getting an infection. This program will talk about the risk of infections that may occur with ventilator use as well as the steps healthcare personnel should take to prevent such infections.

Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci, or VRE, is a resistant bacteria that can sometimes cause infections of the urinary tract, the bloodstream or wounds. This program will explain some simple things patients can do to protect themselves from VRE.

Every year in the United States, more people die from healthcare-associated infections than from breast cancer, car accidents and AIDS combined. Proper hand cleansing by everyone who comes in contact with a patient can lower the risk of getting a deadly infection.

A clean and sanitized hospital room is critical for preventing the spread of infection. Learn what to expect from the visit of an Environmental Services Professional who cleans and disinfects your room. Patients will also discover what they and their families can do to assist in keeping their environment clean and safe.

After surgery, it's very important to guard against infection, especially at the site of the incision, or surgical wound. This program will teach patients signs of infection to watch out for and what they can do to help prevent infection after surgery.

Infection prevention is no game. In Speak Up™ to Prevent Infection, Diego takes simple but critical steps to protect himself and his grandmother from harmful infections.

C. difficile is an infection from bacteria that can grow in your digestive tract and cause symptoms, such as severe diarrhea and even hospitalization. Watch this video to learn how to protect yourself against this infection.

Watch this video to learn simple tips to prevent an infection while in the hospital and at home including washing your hands and keeping your incision clean.

There's been a rapid rise in the emergence of bacteria that don't respond to traditional antibiotics. This makes bacterial infections a serious threat. This program will describe signs that an antibiotic may not be working as well as steps your healthcare providers can take to help prevent the development of resistance to antibiotics.

An IV delivers fluids and medicine to the body. Unfortunately, they can also result in a serious infection if not maintained properly. Health care professionals, patients and their families must all work together to prevent these dangerous conditions.

Watch this program to learn about the flu virus, the importance of getting vaccinated, and treatment options.

The best prevention is to not have contact with the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

Watch this video to learn about how healthcare providers treat Sepsis and the long recovery process.

Watch this to learn about the symptoms of sepsis and how to prevent it.

Learn about the symptoms of sepsis so you can get help right away.

Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver. The hepatitis A virus is one of five that cause this disease. This video takes a closer look at hepatitis A—how it is spread and what you can do to prevent its transmission.

Hepatitis B is one of five virus types that cause hepatitis, an inflammation of the liver. Hepatitis B is considered a sexually transmitted infection. This video takes an in-depth look at hepatitis B—how common it is, how it is spread, and what you can do to prevent its transmission.

The hepatitis C virus is another type of hepatitis virus that causes an inflammation of the liver. HCV is transmitted though exposure to infected blood or blood products. In this video, you'll find out more about how it's transmitted, what treatments are available, and what you can do to protect yourself from this disease.

Mononucleosis is an acute infectious disease that affects the respiratory system, the liver, and the lymphatic system. It is caused by the Epstein-Barr virus. This video looks at who is at risk for this infection and typical symptoms to watch for.

Watch this video to learn what to do if you have symptoms of COVID-19 including getting tested or what to do if you are caring for someone who is sick.

2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) is a virus that causes a respiratory illness. Here's what you need to know to protect yourself.

If you are sick with COVID-19 symptoms, stay home.

Whooping cough (pertussis) is a bacterial infection of the respiratory tract. It is highly contagious and spreads easily from person to person through droplets when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or talks.