Prevention and control of hospital infection in the normalization of COVID-19 epidemic

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To introduce the measures to prevent and control the infection in a hospital in Qiqihaer. By formulating full-responsibility system and supervisor system of the hospital infection monitoring and management, it is not only optimize the management of the position of medical staff and reduce the exposure risk of all people in the hospital, but also provide references of prevention and control of Covid-19 for other medical institutions aiming to ensure the normalization and long-term effectiveness. METHODS: The epidemic prevention and control relevant systems, processes, measures, emergency plans for each department were formulated by combining the normative documents of the higher-level departments and the actual situation of our own institution. The hospital-responsibility system was established and improved based on the principle of different areas, contents, time periods and links, implement responsibility to everyone in each part, to form an effective supervision mechanism. RESULTS: All departments performed their duties and personnel responsibilities strictly, and established a reasonably and orderly work flows in the hospital during the COVID-19 epidemic. Besides, the ability of preventing and controlling the epidemic was improved continuously, which ensured normal medical activities that can be completed efficiently and orderly in the normalization of the epidemic. CONCLUSION: The scientific and effective hospital infection monitoring and management can not only enable the various departments to carry out daily work in an orderly manner, but also respond to the emergency situation of the epidemic. The most important thing is to implement the control work under the normalization of the epidemic.