Crothall Healthcare Releases Infection Prevention White Paper

Crothall Healthcare Releases Infection Prevention White Paper Leading environmental services provider Crothall Healthcare recently announced the release of its Infection Prevention White Paper, a comprehensive and exhaustively researched document summarizing both the advantages of environmental hygiene to a hospital's infection prevention and control (IPC) program and Crothall's integrated environmental services approach to patient safety through reduced transmission of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). The document first lays out the case for the environment's role in the transmission of pathogens, explaining why environmental cleaning and disinfection is critical to the transmission of microorganisms that cause infectious diseases. According to Crothall Healthcare President Tom Racobaldo, "For many years, we have invested extensive resources into the fight against HAIs. Finally, the white paper includes a hospital case study providing evidence that Crothall's approach is highly successful. As the nation's largest environmental services provider, we have an important responsibility to the healthcare organizations and patients we serve. Crothall Healthcare Releases Infection Prevention White Paper Trade News selected by Local Linkup on 15/05/2012