Infection prevention protocols in the health care setting are paramount in providing the cleanest environment possible. Hospitals are constantly asked to do more with less—less time, less money, less space. Proper cleaning and monitoring of cleanliness require adequate time. According to studies, more than 50% of health care surfaces are

When considering investing in UVC disinfection technology for your hospital or facility, it is important to look to third-party, independent research that validates the technology’s effectiveness in a real-world setting. There are more than 20 independent, third-parties studies on Tru-D and its technology, including the first-ever randomized clinical trial on

Long-term care (LTC), assisted living and rehabilitation facilities present a unique challenge to infection prevention. One reason being that residents are much more mobile than patients in a hospital, and also because there are many more common or shared spaces. Also to consider are hospital readmissions via cross infection and

Healthcare Hygiene Magazine recently spoke with William A. Rutala, PhD, MPH, CIC, the associate chief medical officer for the UNC Medical Center; medical director of the Departments of Hospital Epidemiology and Occupational Health Service; and director of the North Carolina Statewide Infection Control Program (SPICE), about the role that automated

A new paper, General Assembly, Prevention, Operating Room Environment: Proceedings of International Consensus on Orthopedic Infections, was recently published in The Journal Of Arthroplasty. The paper noted there is consensus that there is a significant correlation between intraoperative levels of colony-forming units and the incidence of periprosthetic join infections. The