We're extending our celebration of Clean Your Hands Day to recognize the outstanding dedication of our staff to hand hygiene excellence.
We're proud to honor those who've surpassed expectations, earning the 2024 AHS and Covenant Health Hand Hygiene Excellence Award for their exceptional devotion to infection prevention.
Meet the recipients of the 2024 AHS and Hand Hygiene Excellence Award, recognized for their outstanding contributions to infection prevention and patient safety.
"Zone Hand Hygiene Reviewer Star Award" - The HH Reviewer who collected the most observations throughout the year
"HH Excellence Provincial Award" - The Zone who had the Highest HH compliance
North Zone
"Hands Off Award” - Self Driver - Valleyview Health Centre
"Rising Star" - Up and Comer - Mayerthorpe Healthcare Centre
"Steady as it Goes" - Consistent Reviewing - Cold Lake Healthcare Centre
HH Excellence NZ (<50 beds) - Peace River Community Health Centre
HH Excellence NZ (>50 beds) - Northern Lights Regional Health Centre
Edmonton Zone
“Hands Off Award” - Self Driven - Kaye Edmonton Clinic
“Rising Star” - Up and Comer – Leduc Community Hospital
"Steady as it goes" - Consistent Reviewing – Sturgeon Community Hospital
HH Excellence EZ (<50 beds) – Westview Health Centre
HH Excellence EZ (>50 beds) – Stollery Children’s Hospital
Central Zone
“Hands Off Award” - Self Driven - Rimbey Hospital & Care Centre
“Rising Star” - Up and Comer - Rocky Mountain House Health Centre
"Steady as it goes" - Consistent Reviewing - Wainwright Health Centre
HH Excellence CZ (<50 beds) - Lacombe Hospital and Care Centre
HH Excellence CZ (>50 beds) – Wetaskiwin Hospital and Care Centre
Calgary Zone
“Hands Off Award”- Self Driven - High River General Hospital
“Rising Star” - Up and Comer - Alberta Children’s Hospital
"Steady as it goes" - Consistent Reviewing - Didsbury District Health Services
HH Excellence Cal Z (<50 beds - Canmore General Hospital
HH Excellence Cal Z (>50 beds) - Rockyview General Hospital
South Zone
“Hands Off Award” - Taber Health Centre
“Rising Star” - Brooks Health Centre
“Steady as it goes” - Raymond Health Centre
HH Excellence SZ (<50 beds) - Cardston Health Centre
HH Excellence SZ (>50 beds) - Medicine Hat Regional Hospital
Covenant Health
“Hands Off Award” - Misericordia Community Hospital – Edmonton
“Rising Star” - Mary Immaculate Care Centre – Mundare
“Steady as it goes” - Killam Health Centre
HH Excellence SZ (<50 beds) - St Joseph’s Home – Medicine Hat
HH Excellence SZ (>50 beds) - Youville Home – St Albert
Every action in hand hygiene matters, contributing to a safer and healthier environment for everyone. The award winners and your efforts truly make a difference.
AHS remains committed to enhancing hand hygiene practices through ongoing education, providing resources, and monitoring and analysis of data.
We express our gratitude the award winners and everyone for your consistent dedication to hand hygiene excellence, not just today but every day. Thank you for your unwavering commitment.
