Daegu Health College Hospital wins KDCA commendation for infection prevention

Daegu Health College Hospital has received a commendation from the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency for its contributions to preventing and containing healthcare-associated infections, the university announced Monday.

The award was established to recognize and encourage individuals and institutions that have contributed to combating and preventing healthcare-associated infectious diseases during Healthcare-Associated Infection Prevention and Control Week.

Since being designated a sentinel surveillance institution for healthcare-associated infectious diseases in 2019, the hospital has continuously monitored the occurrence of infectious diseases and the identification of pathogens, regularly reporting diagnostic test results and patient information to relevant authorities.

The hospital was recognized in particular for accurately providing surveillance data needed to track infectious disease outbreaks at both the national and regional levels.

Centered on its infection control unit, the hospital has built a coordinated response system across its clinical, nursing and diagnostic testing departments, swiftly implementing patient management, isolation and preventive measures whenever a suspected infection case arises.

The hospital also conducts regular inspections by its infection control committee alongside staff training, working to embed basic protocols — including hand hygiene, standard precautions and the use of personal protective equipment — into everyday clinical practice.

"This commendation is the result of every member of our staff upholding infection control principles with patient safety as the top priority," said Kim In-gyu, managing director of Daegu Health College Hospital. "We will further strengthen our integrated system of surveillance, prevention and response to create a medical environment where patients and their families can feel at ease."