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05/10/17 By Dana Szymkowiak

What Are The 4 Types of Healthcare-Associated Infections?

Fact: “On any given day, about one in 25 hospital patients has at least one healthcare-associated infection.” – CDC There are 4 types of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) include central line-associated bloodstream infections, catheter-associated urinary tract infections,…
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05/08/17 By Dana Szymkowiak

Frequently Asked Questions: Bloodborne Pathogens Standard (Part 7)

The purpose of this blog post is to provide answers to some of the more commonly asked questions related to the Bloodborne Pathogens standard. It is not intended to be used as a substitute for the…
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05/04/17 By Dana Szymkowiak

Could You Be Doing More To Prevent Infections?

In North Carolina a video was recently created and released that addresses physicians and health care providers in an effort to stop communicable disease and other infections. This rule is named NC Rule .0206 Infection Control in…
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05/02/17 By Safetec

4 Dangers To Food Safety And How To Prevent Them

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that 48 million Americans are sickened by food-borne pathogens every year, with 128,000 ending up hospitalized and 3,000 eventually dying from their food-borne infection. It’s a tragic…
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04/28/17 By Dana Szymkowiak

4 Ways To Spring Clean Your Health

You may believe that winter is the season where most people come down with a bug. It is not like once the winter breeze leaves, so do the germs. We have the ability to get…
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04/26/17 By Dana Szymkowiak

WHO SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands 5 May 2017

There are so many times throughout the day where hand washing should take place. Having all hands on deck for hand hygiene compliance within any type of facility can have such a positive effect all…
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