Surgical site infections are the leading cause of unplanned readmission after surgery and can result in increases in the length of hospitalization, morbidity, mortality, and health care costs. 1 The ...

Five medical organizations are recommending updated best practices for hand hygiene to protect patients and staff in healthcare settings. The recommendations emphasize the importance of healthy skin ...

That includes “hand washing and then wiping down with alcohol-based disinfectant, a process that is extremely time consuming,” said Roch Baronette, administrative director of Health Sciences North’s ...