Here is a link to my story on March 8 2010 about efforts to improve hand hygiene and reduce infection at Abington Memorial Hospital, followed by some letters and comments from readers.

 http://www.philly.com/philly/health_and_science/86795712.html?cmpid=15585797

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You should look at a simple solution to the problem you wrote about. Look at www.purg-creations.com This device allows Nurses and Hospital workers to wash their hands without touching a wall mounted unit that everyone else touches and spreads germs with.It is used at Stanford Med. Ctr.John Muir  ICU,many European Hospitals as well as US hospitals.It is a Michigan based company.If you would like more information then please contact me.We are also willing to send some samples.

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Mr. Vitez;

Your article didn't mention anything about patient visitors. Wouldn't
that have an impact as well?

Sincerely,

Roger H. Sternfeld
Wyndmoor, PA
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I thought your article was very well done, but I was bothered by the pictures on page 6 of  the doctors and nurses laughing. 
After reading such a tragic story of Dr. Zakrzewski's parents death at Abington Memorial Hospital, I felt a better choice of pictures should have been selected.

Thanks you for a very informative article.

Steve Wasserman
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