10 Patient Safety Tools on Hand Hygiene: Global Handwashing Day

Ellie Rizzo -

Tuesday, Oct. 15 is Global Handwashing Day. Hand washing, while essential to infection control and prevention, suffers from perennially low compliance rates, sometimes as low as 40 percent in healthcare settings, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control.

Celebrate improving hand hygiene today and all year round with a variety of hand hygiene resources available for download for use in your facility.

Read the full article on Becker's Hospital Review.

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