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Dublin Hospitals among most improved in Hygiene Audit says O'Malley
Dublin Hospitals among most improved in Hygiene Audit says O'Malley
Dublin Hospitals have scored highly in the second National Hygiene Audit of Acute Hospitals which was published today. The Audit which was initiated by the Minister for Health Mary Harney when she came into office has recorded an average increase of 11 points on the hygiene scale, with Dublin Hospitals having some of the most dramatic improvements.
Saint Luke's Hospital in Rathgar increased its rating by a dramatic 30 points and was followed by other Dublin Hospitals including St. Columcille's, Loughlinstown and Beaumount both improving by more than 20 points.
The audit was conducted between February and April and visits by the auditors were random and unannounced. In all, 53 hospitals were audited.
32 hospitals visited received a good rating compared to five in the first audit
19 hospitals were rated as fair compared to twenty three in the first audit
Two hospitals were considered poor compared to 26 in the first audit. d
Commenting on the improvements Deputy Fiona O'Malley, Progressive Democrat TD for Dun Laoghaireand a member of the Oireachtas Committee on Health said
"These results are a significant achievement for the Tánaiste's Department and the HSE and are an important step forward in the fight against MRSA infections."
"When our party leader Mary Harney became Minister for Health she said she wanted to see real and tangible improvements. I believe that this audit will be the first of many and as the Tánaiste has predicted will be followed in the coming months by a reduction in the number of patients waiting on trolleys in our A & E Departments."
"We intend to build on this work and maintain the momentum towards a cleaner environment for our patients. To this end a further audit is to be carried out on all these hospitals in the Autumn of this year. "