4.9 Million
infections resulting in over 480,000 deaths each year according to the CDC
Healthcare Associated Infections (HAIs): Cubicle Curtain Facts
Healthcare Associated Infections
Cubicle Curtains
#6 High Risk Touchpoint
Touched by everyone, yet exchanged only once per year
Serious Infections
VRE [43%], CDIFF [4%] and MRSA [22%]
Curtains are infected after two weeks: Laundering does not guarantee all bacteria and viruses are eliminated
Why Hospitals Struggle
Time Constraints
Curtains are extremely time consuming to exchange as their removal requires tall ladders
High Curtain Costs
Laundering and replacement of lost and damaged curtains in the laundering process
Manual Tracking
Manual documentation offers no analysis is prone to errors. Facilities do not know when the last curtain exchange occurred