Objective:To evaluate the effect of a hand hygiene culture program on hand hygiene compliance in a three grade A hospital .Methods:Direct observation methods were used to assess the hand hygiene compliance and hand hygiene quality .Results:After the hand hygiene culture program , the hand hygiene compliance rate and the hand hygiene accuracy rate of doctors raised from 30 .2%and 66 .7%to 65 .3%and 85 .8%.Those of the nur-ses raised from 52.2%and 80.0%to 87.6%and 93.3%.Conclusion:The hand hygiene program increased the hand hygiene compliance and reducing thd risk of hospital infection occurred .