Hand Hygiene - Handwashing Saves Lives

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 1.7 million patients in American hospitals develop healthcare-associated infections each year, leading to about 99,000 deaths annually. Clinical studies have shown that healthcare-associated infection rates were lower after antiseptic handwashing.

Did you know that each clinician can help reduce the number of healthcare-associated infections by following hand hygiene guidelines? That is our mission: to eliminate healthcare-associated infections through education of proper hand hygiene.

Check out the latest articles written by the Hand Hygiene team:
11/19/2008 - Costs of Implementing a Hand Hygiene Program
10/29/2008 - Are Alcohol-free Hand Sanitizers Better Than Alcohol-based Hand Sanitizers?
9/5/2008 - What is MRSA? Why Care?
5/18/2008 - Number of Microorganisms on Your Hand.