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Hospital punishes poor hand-washing with a pink slip
Employees with patient care responsibilities at Abingdon (Pa.) Memorial Hospital could soon find themselves out of a job if they don't follow hospital policy on hand-washing. This twist is the... Read more...
Badges track hand-washing compliance
Princeton Baptist Medical Center in Birmingham, Ala., is testing new surveillance technology developed by Birmingham-based Proventix Systems Inc. to track whether its healthcare workers are meeting... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Maryland launches hospital hand-washing study
Working with local healthcare groups, the state of Maryland has launched a program that will track how often doctors and nurses working in hospitals wash their hands. The Maryland Hospital Hand... Read more...
Hospitals consider role of clothes in infection control
It's already well-established that regular hand-washing can cut down on hospital-acquired infections in patients. On the other hand, it's not clear what role the clothes worn by hospital staffers... Read more...
Study: Overcrowding, understaffing raise MRSA rates in hospitals
A new study by Australian researchers found that MRSA rates in hospitals tend to be higher when staffing is low and hospitals are crowded. The study, conducted by the University of Queensland, notes... Read more...
New Hampshire rolls out hand-washing program
New Hampshire's Commission of Healthcare Quality Assurance has rolled a campaign intended to foster safe hand-washing practices in hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers. The program, which is... Read more...
