The infection-control czar of the Mount Sinai Health System in New York relies on grandmother's favorite - bleach — when fighting hospital germs, according to an article on the Wall Street Journal website.
“My grandmother never left a crumb anywhere," said Dr. Brian Kroll. And he says she relied on one product above others: bleach.
Last spring, Koll issued what came to be known at Mount Sinai as a “bleach edict” — a systemwide executive memo in which he said bleach must be used for cleaning in most units.
The edict hasn’t been easy to implement. Bleach can be corrosive, shortening the life span of equipment such as gurneys. Housekeeping staff don’t like it because it leaves a dull film.
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