Infection prevention and control nurses
We primarily support the staff of social welfare and health care institutions in the Wellbeing Services County of Ostrobothnia welfare region and private service providers in the region in various issues related to hygiene and infection control, epidemics and multidrug resistant microbes in order to promote patient/client safety and staff safety at work. We create guidelines for staff and train them.
Responsibility areas and contact information
We work during office hours on weekdays, and we are best reachable between 8am and 3pm.
Our e-mail addresses are in form firstname.lastname@ovph.fi
Contact person Infection prevention and control nurse Chatrine Heimdahl
tel. 050 501 8891 Mon-Fri
Kruunupyy, Luoto, Pietarsaari, Pedersöre, Uusikaarlepyy, (Vöyri)
Health and welfare centre services, general medicine departments, home and residential care, home hospital, psychosocial services, rehabilitation services, outpatient clinics of the Pietarsaari Specialist Hospital and Pietarsaari Dialysis, including units of private service providers in these municipalities
Contact person 1.4-30.4.2026 Deputy Infection prevention and control nurse Katja Hautamäki
tel. 040 539 0712 (Thu 8-15, Fri 8-14)
Vöyri
Infection prevention and control nurse Anna Nordman
tel. 040 161 8289
Vaasa and Laihia services (not general medicine departments)
health and welfare centre services, doctor’s and nurse’s appointments, child and maternity welfare clinics, dental health care, school health care, home and residential care, psychosocial services, rehabilitation services
Mustasaari (not general medicine department)
Home and residential care, psychosocial services
Maalahti and Korsnäs (not general medicine department)
Home and residential care, psychosocial services
Närpiö (not general medicine department)
Home and residential care, psychosocial services
Kristiinankaupunki
Home and residential care, psychosocial services
Kaskinen
Home care and services in Kaskinen
Including units of private service providers in these municipalities.
Contact person infection prevention and control nurse Elina Välivainio
tel. 044 323 2405
Vaasa Central Hospital specialised medical care
Internal medicine, neurology, cancer and haematology (H6, Y1A, Y1B), outpatient clinics and day ward for internal medicine, neurology, cancer, radiotherapy, pulmonary and dermatology, accident and emergency department (A & E) at Vaasa central hospital, dialysis (Vaasa, Närpiö), clinical neurophysiology and nuclear medicine, cardiac unit, surgical unit (H2) and respiratory paralysis patients, psychosocial services (psychiatric outpatient clinic H3, including child and adolescent outpatient clinics and wards H7, H8), emergency care (entire ÖVPH), Fimlab contact person
Vaasa
General medicine departments 1, 2, and palliative ward, home hospital
Närpiö
General medicine department, health and welfare centre services, doctor’s and nurse’s appointments, dialysis and home hospital
Contact person infection prevention and control nurse Marja Leppälä
tel. 040 157 9499
Vaasa Central Hospital specialised medical care
Surgical wards 1-3 (H4), preoperative outpatient clinic, operating theatres, day surgery, paediatrics and paediatric neurology, gynaecology and obstetrics, intensive care unit, intensive rehabilitation (H5), ear, nose and throat, oral and maxillofacial surgery, ophthalmology, surgical outpatient clinic (H1, H2), endoscopic unit (H2), equipment maintenance unit, pharmacy, X-ray, physiotherapy, occupational therapy
Mustasaari
General medicine department, health and welfare centre services, doctor’s and nurse’s appointments, child welfare and maternity clinics, dental health care, school health care
Maalahti and Korsnäs
general medicine department, health and welfare centre services, doctor’s and nurse’s appointments, child welfare and maternity clinics, dental health care, school health care
Närpiö
child welfare and maternity clinics, dental health care, school health care
Kristiinankaupunki
child welfare and maternity clinics, dental health care, school health care