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The Story of the Ugly Cubicle Curtain
I have been in healthcare management for nearly 29 years and have battled with and tried to eliminate the ugly cubicle curtain, but it keeps hanging around.
The reasons the ugly cubicle curtain hangs around are many. The following are the “dirty dozen” reasons for your consideration. ... more
Lowering the Curtain on Healthcare-Associated Infections
The mission of an environmental services depart¬ment should be to create a clean, safe environment where patients can get well and go home.
But, you may be overlooking a dirty little problem: the cubicle (or privacy) curtain
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Privacy curtains can harbor Super Bugs
Medical researchers have found that hand contact with privacy curtains transfer some of the worst sources for healthcare acquired infections. ... more
MRSA caused 2600 deaths in Canada
MRSA caused 2600 deaths in Canada in 2006 and cost the healthcare system nearly $250 million. ... more
Report cities proven source of MRSA contamination
It has long been thought that environmental hygiene was the key to curbing the spread of the organism and infection-control staff across the country have been charged with ensuring that wards are kept clean, staff are meticulous ... more
Contamination of Hospital Curtains With Healthcare-Associated Pathogens
Recent studies suggest that contaminated environmental surfaces may play an important role in transmission of healthcare-associated pathogens. ... more
One MRSA infection costs a hospital $60,000
A single patient infected with the increasingly common "superbug" known as MRSA can cost a hospital $60,000, U.S. researchers reported Tuesday. ... more
