Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
St. Joseph's Care Group

St. Joseph's Care Group

       

Health, Safety & Risk

Health, Safety & Risk

The Health, Safety & Risk is a program is designed to prevent the transmission of infectious and communicable diseases through effective infection control while maintaining a high standard of client care.

Client Safety

Our commitment is to ensure a safe environment for client care through the prevention and mitigation of risk which supports the provision of safe client care.

Employee Safety

A program to foster a safe and healthy work environment for Care Group employees under the guiding principle that "our people" are the core of our organization.

Risk Management

A proactive program to identify, analyze, intervene, and evaluate actual or potential risks and apply policies, practices and resources to the assessment and control of risk that affects health, safety and the environment.

Emergency Preparedness

Provides awareness about emergency preparedness and management. We also provide leadership and resources to the organization in emergency preparedness activities and promote standardization in the planning and management of emergencies across the Care Group.

Surveillance

Identifying infections and strategies for intervention and improvement through systematic and ongoing collection, statistical analysis and reporting of hospital-acquired infections and communicable diseases. Maintaining a strong liaison with public health and allied professionals.

Education

We provide orientation on our programs and continuing education on the principles and practices of infection prevention and control to all persons carrying on activities in the hospital.

Consultation

Our services providse expert knowledge and direction to individuals and departments, internally and externally.

       
       
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