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New Haven Hospital QISS GB 325 New Haven, CT 06504 USA Dr. Jeff Topal 688-4634 |
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Report all instances where patients or their visitors are non-compliant
with isolation precautions and other infection control measures
to the Hospital Epidemiology (8-4634) and to the Office of Risk Management/Medicolegal Affairs (8-2290) for investigation
and follow-up.
For non-compliant patients with a known communicable disease, such as active pulmonary tuberculosis, a restraining order requiring enforced hospitalization may be obtained by the legal counsel of the Hospital if such action is deemed necessary for the safety of other patients, hospital personnel, and the community at large. |
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