INFECTION PREVENTION

Henry Mayo’s infection preventionists (IPs) help protect patients and staff from healthcareassociated infections (HAI). IPs are specially trained professionals, leaders, educators and collaborators from diverse backgrounds, including nursing, public health, laboratory and allied health fields who promote a culture of safety and impact the health of patients, workers, staff and community members.

In 2022, IPs stayed abreast of the ever-changing COVID-19 guidelines for testing and isolating for both patients and staff. They discontinued the cohorting of COVID-19 patients to provide the most optimal care and began using RL6 reporting – the system Henry Mayo uses to report medical errors or near misses -- for employee COVID-19 reporting.