J. DARREL HICKS April 27, 2024 An outbreak in a pediatric hospital ward underscores the challenge of eliminating these bacteria from healthcare facilities. On April 11, 2024, the American Journal of Infection Control published the infection prevention steps taken to…
Challenges and a New Solution 2/1/2021 12:00:00 AM BackgroundPublished literature reviews provide evidence that sink, shower and other wastewater drains in healthcare settings have been associated with outbreaks, particularly among the most vulnerable patient populations in neonatal and adult intensive…
There is a compelling number of scientific studies implicating poorly designed sinks in the patient-care environment. These poorly designed sinks are part of an entire system of outdated premise plumbing that is a superhighway for pathogens in a hospital. Since…
Water management safety and quality is a complicated and multifaceted aspect of an Infection Prevention(IP) program. Infection preventionists are not subject matter experts when it comes to the daily workings of a facility’s plumbing and water processes. However, they are…