Act – The University of Illinois Hospital Act [110 ILCS 330].

Department – the Department of Public Health

Multidrug-Resistant Organisms or MDROs – include methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE), and certain gram-negative bacilli (GNB). (Section 7 of the Act)

University – the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. (Section 1 of the Act)

University of Illinois Hospital or hospital – any hospital, institute, clinic, outpatient department or office owned or leased by the University at which a University health care program is conducted. (Section 1 of the Act)