Focusing on infection prevention

There are a number of different best practices and technologies healthcare facility managers use to help help battle infections


There are a number of different best practices and technologies healthcare facility managers use to help help battle infections, according to an article on the FacilityCare website.

Changing the placement and display of personal protective equipment or preparing your facility to accommodate new and underutilized technologies such as automated bedpan washers can make a difference.

Facility managers should be familiar with the current data, guidelines and tools available to them.

For instance, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the National and State Healthcare-Associated Infections Progress Report, providing a detailed progress report on the ultimate goal of eliminating hospital-acquired infections.

Read the article.

 

 



June 29, 2015


Topic Area: Maintenance and Operations


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