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| Beauty is Skin Deep |
When it comes to effective cleaning, beauty is often
"skin deep." We had a number of stories in the past week about
fighting HAI's and the important role of environmental cleaning and
proper hand washing - in other words "skin deep" surfaces.
Sterilization and disinfection are critical, but the first step in any
effective infection fighting regimen is cleaning. Cleaning alone removes the
vast majority of contaminants, and clears the way for sterilants/disinfectants
to do their job on any remaining small population of microbes. As these
articles describe, to be effective, a proper surveillance program
needs to be in place. We improve what we check. By auditing the effectiveness
of your cleaning regimen, you and your institution will know how you are
performing and will be able to focus and document steps which lead to
improvement. Be sure to check out the stories below for more detail on how you
can beautify your organizations "skin" by proper cleaning.
Sincerely,
Ralph J. Basile
Vice President - Marketing
Healthmark Industries Company, Inc. |
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| Tip of the Week |
There are many organizations, for-profit, not-for-profit and
governmental, focused on reducing HAI's. None more important, of course, than
healthcare facilities themselves. One of these not-for-profit groups which has
been very effective in getting the message out is the Committee to Reduce
Infection Deaths. Since 2004, RID has worked to increase awareness amongst the
public as well as healthcare industry about the terrible ramifications of
poor hygiene in healthcare delivery.
To learn more about this
organization visit:
http://www.hospitalinfection.org/
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