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Breaking News: Handwashing Saves Lives
We have said many times that handwashing makes a difference in stopping hospital acquired infections. Like us, President Obama acknowledges the importance of hand hygiene to prevent illness.
Categories: Hospital Acquired Infections, MRSA
Tags: CDC, handwashing, recall
20 Things You Didn’t Know About…Hygiene
Here’s one thing you might not know: On average, doctors and nurses clean their hands between patients only 50% of the time.
Categories: Hospital Acquired Infections, MRSA
Tags: CDC, handwashing
The “Duh” Factor — What’s So Hard About Saving Lives?
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform found that only eight state hospital associations even gather comprehensive information about the rate of central-line-associated bloodstream infections (among the most common types of hospital-acquired infections).
Categories: Hospital Acquired Infections
Tags: handwashing, ICU, public reporting
