Within a week of the CDC revealing that over 200 people in the United States die each day from health care acquired infections, a new study reveals the power of a sneeze to spread those infections. Looking at the two reports side by side it makes one wonder what is being done about the airborne ... Read More »
Built-in Round the Clock Infectious Control
This past weekend the Center for Disease Control (CDC) reported that another cruise ship had suffered from an outbreak of disease. In the CDC report it was disclosed that close to 20.25% of the passengers had reports of being ill and over 4.29% of the crew became sick. One solution to that ... Read More »
Ultraviolet Device Proves Effective Against Superbug MRSA
Stories detailing the rising rate of MRSA infections continue to lead the NEWS . MRSA is a simple way of saying the tongue twister germ defined as Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus and it is one of the more infamous “superbugs”. Superbugs are germs that have become immune to antibiotics. ... Read More »
Preventing the Spread of Disease in Healthcare Waiting Rooms
“We are approaching a cliff. If we don’t take steps to slow or stop drug resistance, we will fall back to a time when simple infections killed people. We are asking everyone who uses antibiotics, especially healthcare providers, healthcare leaders, the agriculture industry, manufacturers, policy ... Read More »
Patient Satisfaction Gets New Tool
Patients want to know that the hospital they’re in is germ free! The last thing they should have to worry about is breathing contaminated air or about becoming even sicker because they picked up a “bug” from the hospital. Imagine sitting in a waiting room surrounded by people who are coughing, ... Read More »