Healthcare systems are preparing themselves for an emergency as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic will overlap with the impending wave of seasonal influenza infections. Compliance with well-known infection prevention measures will determine how critical...
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OPHARDT Hygiene develops innovative solutions for medical hand hygiene to optimize infection prevention and improve patient care in hospitals. We spoke with Peter Ickert and Albrecht Lang about the current developments of the OPHARDT Hygiene...
In a recently published study in the Journal of Hospital Infection, hand hygiene compliance in German hospitals showed improvements in four of the five moments for hand hygiene, according to data collected between 2015 and 2018. The data also...
How can you guarantee guest satisfaction, while reconciling the demands of hygiene regulations, and a lack of time and qualified personnel? OPHARDT’s OWMS software and new generation of intelligent dispensers SanTRAL® plus help you...
Thanks to innovative bracket solutions, the Evangelical Forest Hospital in Berlin-Spandau, Germany (Evangelisches Waldkrankenhaus Spandau; EWK) expands its dispenser infrastructure to meet the highest hygiene standards in the treatment of newborns...
Following an independent, third-party analysis, three of our pump + bottle solutions have received a “Made for Recycling” seal of approval. Boosting recycling rates, along with reduced landfilling, are key components in the successful transition to...
A recent survey of more than 1,000 doctors and nurses shows The direct observation to record hand hygiene compliance is viewed critically. In return, hospital staff see electronic measuring instruments as a forward-looking technology. Almost every...
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted every country across the globe, with nurses, doctors, paramedics, hospital janitors, administrators, and social care workers, among others, putting their own lives at risk to care for others. Since the onset of the...
The results of a large-scale study in Spain indicate herd immunity is unlikely without a proven vaccine in the current coronavirus pandemic. Protective measures taken so far, such as thorough hand hygiene, social distancing and wearing masks, will...
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