Hospital Hygiene Industry News & Blogs

Industry News & Blogs

Latest Hands-Free Electronic Water Faucets Found To Be Hindrance, Not Help, In Hospital Infection
www.hopkinsmedicine.org | Jan 27, 2012
A study of newly installed, hands-free faucets at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, all equipped with the latest electronic-eye sensors to automatically detect hands and dispense preset amounts of water, shows they were more likely to be contaminated with one of the most common and hazardous bacteria in

Global Sterilization Equipment and Supplies Industry | SYS-CON MEDIA
www.sys-con.com | Dec 12, 2011
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Big Changes for Sheffield-based Environmental Consultancy | PRLog
www.prlog.org | Oct 31, 2011
Big Changes for Sheffield-based Environmental Consultancy. Sheffield-based infection control specialists Cairn Technology are going through an exciting time of change. With new employees, new premises and a new website in the works, the company is expanding its operations in the care home sector. -

Expect the unexpected visit, hygiene watchdog tells hospitals - Scotsman.com News
news.scotsman.com | Oct 8, 2011
Expect the unexpected visit, hygiene watchdog tells hospitals - SCOTTISH hospitals must be prepared to be inspected at any time in efforts to improve cleanliness and tackle infections, the head of the inspection watchdog has said.

Study: Residential washers may not kill hospital-acquired bacteria
www.eurekalert.org | Oct 4, 2011
Residential washing machines may not always use hot enough water to eliminate dangerous bacteria like methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Acinetobacter, a Gram-negative bacteria, from hospital uniforms, according to a study published in the November issue of Infection Control and

Chicago Medical Malpractice Attorney Questions Why Doctors Need Reminders to Wash Hands
www.prweb.com | Sep 13, 2011
Patrick A. Salvi of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C. cites psychological study about motivating medical professionals to wash their hands and says simple hygiene should be routine practice.

Hospital workers comply with hand hygiene signs about patients, not themselves - FierceHealthcare
www.fiercehealthcare.com | Aug 31, 2011
Changing the language on signs that remind hospital workers about hand hygiene could actually affect compliance, according to a new study published in Psychological Science. Researchers found that Read more...

Contaminated Surfaces Now Comprehensively Linked to Nosocomial Pathogen Transmission -
www.pharmaceutical-technology.com | Jul 25, 2011
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Get off my ward, surgeon tells PM | 6minutes
www.6minutes.com.au | Jun 16, 2011
A surgeon has become a media celebrity after he bawled out the British PM during a hospital “photo op”.

Medical News: Bacteremia Risk of IVs Not Fully Recognized - in Hospital-Based Medicine, Infection
www.medpagetoday.com | May 5, 2011
While attention has been lavished on the infection risks associated with central venous catheters, the risk of bacteremia associated with peripheral venous catheters goes largely unrecognized, researc