In recognition of World Hand Hygiene Day, Infection Prevention and Control would like to acknowledge the efforts of Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre staff in helping ensure patient safety through proper hand hygiene practices.

Our 2025/2026 public hand hygiene compliance statistics have now been submitted. TBRHSC achieved a compliance rate of 85.82% for Moment 1 (Before Initial Patient or Patient Environment Contact) and 91.20% for Moment 4 (After Patient or Patient Environment Contact).

Germs are everywhere, making regular hand hygiene one of the simplest and most effective ways to help prevent the spread of infection and keep patients, families, staff, and visitors safe.