Infection Control Department

Baptist Health Paducah’s Infection Control Department is responsible for preventing and controlling the spread of nosocomial infections in hospitalized patients. Please click on a link below to learn more about infection control procedures and precautions.

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• Understanding Healthcare Associated Infections and the Need for Infection Control
• The Role of the Infection Control Practitioner
• Handwashing: The Number One Prevention Measure
• Surgical Site Infections
• Other Infections
• Reportable Diseases
• Standard Precautions, Additional Isolation Types, and Common Sense