Hospital Cleanliness

Better Hygiene at Public Bathrooms Than Hospitals?

Michael L. Millenson | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Hospital Cleanliness, Hospital Sanitation, Hospital Errors, Health, Handwashing Hospitals, Hospital Safety, Healthy Living News
Michael L. Millenson

Even the worst guys in the worst bathroom -- just 65 percent of men at Turner Field washed their hands -- represented a stellar record of sterility compared to U.S. hospitals.

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Empty Promises For Patients

Betsy McCaughey | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Hospital Infection, Hospital Cleanliness, Joint Commission, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, Infections in Hospitals, Hospital Accreditation, Mrsa Infections, Central Blood Line Infection, Mrsa, Hospital Workers, Mrsa Hospitals, Doctors, Infections, Healthy Living News
Betsy McCaughey

A new policy announced in Washington D.C. on October 8 was billed as a huge step forward in patient safety. The truth is that it will do almost nothing to prevent infections that kill more than 100,000 patients a year.

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