The authors of the study believe it’s unclear whether it is acceptable to either patients or health workers for patients to actively participate to improve hand hygiene. There are 75 percent of ...

A Fishers-based business that creates portable hand-washing stations for immobile hospital patients is planning to invest $584,000 in the company and create 25 new jobs by the end of 2024. Angie ...

GOJO, a global producer and marketer of skin health and hygiene solutions and the inventors of PURELL, offers a free, downloadable and adaptable hand hygiene observation form for ambulatory surgery ...

The majority of germs that cause serious infections in humans are transmitted by people’s actions. One of the effective means to prevent these infections is by practicing good hand hygiene. Several ...

Nearly 10% of Americans who are admitted to a hospital pick up an infection while they are there. Sometimes the culprit is a germ that they’ve brought with them to the hospital–typically some bacteria ...

October 26, 2011 (Boston, Massachusetts) — According to George Bernard Shaw, "the greatest problem in communication is the illusion that it has been accomplished." It appears that this also applies to ...

A new national report has graded Hudson Valley hospitals on how well they protect patients from preventable harm — and ...

It’s the pandemic mantra: Wash your hands – often. Do it with lots of soapy bubbles, scrubbing for a full 20 seconds (or the time it takes to sing “Happy Birthday” twice). Rinse, dry and repeat as ...