Tag Archives: Infection Control

Rebuilding After the Perfect Storm: How to Re-Focus Infection Control Efforts Post-COVID-19

Hospital-acquired infection (HAI) rates decreased dramatically in recent years, thanks to concentrated attention and intensive infection control efforts. Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) decreased 50% between 2008 and 2014, cat...

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How Clean Hands – Safe Hands Supports Hospitals’ COVID-19 Response

COVID-19 is nosocomial which means it transmits through hospitals. At a hospital in Wuhan, China, 41 of the first 138 patients to be diagnosed with COVID-19 caught it within the hospital. Now that the virus has made its way into the United States and...

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APIC 2017

Hand Hygiene Solutions Attract Attention at APIC

For Clean Hands – Safe Hands, APIC 2017 brought new energy and inspiration to our team. We met so many Infection Control professionals that share our passion for reducing HAIs. This year, more than previously, everyone agreed that direct observatio...

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Bucking the Status Quo to Reduce HAIs

Bucking the Status Quo to Reduce HAIs

There are no quick fixes for Hospital Acquired Infections (HAIs). Hand hygiene is the cornerstone for reducing HAIs, but improving those practices is not an easy task for hospitals, especially for those that continue to use traditional methods. The i...

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