Boston University researchers who examined 49 operating rooms found that more than half of the objects that should have been disinfected were overlooked. A follow-up study of 959 patient rooms of hospitals in Washington D.C., Connecticut, and Massachusetts concluded that 52% of surfaces that were supposed to be cleaned before a new patient is admitted were left unclean.”

MRSA infections are becoming more prevalent in healthcare settings. According to CDC data, the proportion of infections that are antimicrobial-resistant has been growing. In 1974, MRSA infections accounted for two percent of the total number of staph infections; in 1995 it was 22 percent; and in 2004 it was 63 percent.” Most MRSA infections appear to occur in healthcare settings, rather than out in the community. The 2007 JAMA study found that about 85 percent of all invasive MRSA infections were connected with healthcare settings.” The costs of treating these infections in the coming years is going to skyrocket. The only thing “super” about CA-MRSA appears to be its impact on health care costs. Now that the evidence is overwhelming that nearly all infections are preventable, hospitals that don’t follow the proven protocols are inviting lawsuits,” said Betsy McCaughy, founder and chair of the Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths, a non-profit patient safety organization in New York.

What if we treated hospitals, long-term care facilities, clinics, and emergency rooms with a long lasting antimicrobial that will yield any facility antimicrobial for three years? What if we treated lab coats and hospital gowns with a solution that will yield fabrics antimicrobial for thirty washes? What would we do with $30 billion annually that is being spent on hospital infections that did not have to occur? What if I told you that Professional Sports teams have been using a surface antimicrobial system to protect their players from the possibilities of infections for years now? What if I told you the same proactive, proven measures that the Yankees took to protect their players and fans can be applied to any surface, fabric or equipment in a hospital setting today! Well it can. The question is, why aren’t more hospitals answering the call?

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