I hate that as well , I even hate having to open doors because of that , so I always have a few clean tissues that I use to open doors , I would love to say in a loud voice , YOU FORGOT TO WASH YOUR HANDS but I never have the nerve , 

at least the hospital itself is clean , I was in a ward in St James in Dublin and the toilets were only checked twice a day and they were manky , 

I think the problem lies down our way anyway with the fact that all the cleaning is done by contractors ,

I worked in a hospital when I was young and each ward had their own cleaning staff and the hospital was patrolled by nuns who were constantly checking for dirt (they wore white gloves and used to run them over surfaces to check for dirt) , 

there is a lot of criticism of nuns nowadays but they really knew how to run a hospital . 

Yep here in the North it was Matron and they made sure every thing was taken care of, even the doctors dared not cross them

yes and now instead they have all sorts of managers doing the joy that one matron and maybe one assistant used to do .

I have spent there last 2 weeks in hospital. My doc said the way I got c-diff was probably from an idiot non-hand washer!!!   That's a testament to what you guys just said!! At Holy Cow here in Spokane they take extra precautions.  If you get c-diff while you are here, you get out of quarantine as soon as you test clear of it.  If you come in with it, like I did,  you stay in quarantine until you leave. The doc said was because the strain I had could have morphed and if the 2 got together it could make moe changes.   Here the phrase they use is "Gel In, Gel Out".  If you have c-diff they not only use the sanitizer gel, but, they have to wash with hot soapy water too!!!

Thats also the problem with medical insurance. To many "suits" running the insurance instead of doctors.

I likely got it at work as it's something a few of our folks have. We encourage hand washing at any time when hands are visibly soiled and in general, hand sanitizer when hands are not visibly soiled.

And, just to complicate things.

Our hospital ( and I assume others) has a big sign by the hand sanitizer  dispensers ( Purell) that are  everywhere  in the hospital that it doesn't kill C.Diff.

Ah well.. I think hand washing is the answer .. if only more people did it!As you all have mentioned. Seems like a no brainer, but some people have none I guess.

One of the first things you teach a child to do, but Dona if Brains where dynamite some people wouldn,t have enough to blow their nose!!

True! I saw a good T shirt:

Stupidity Kills, but not fast enough.

Soap and hot water are wonderful things.

LIKE IT!!

By the way...hand sanitizer does not kill c-diff.  Have to use hot soapy water.

By the way...hand sanitizer does not kill c-diff.  Have to use hot soapy water.

I am going to make a tee shirt of that one Done. Good laugh, thanks

Gag me It drives me crazy how nasty some people are . 

When I was in the hospital had a tree port pic line in my neck . I had to remind some nurses they had to wipe port with alcohol before using . One time one nurse came at me with no gloves on to give med in my port . We must stay vigilant about our care . 

We sure do. All in all, we are the only ones who will really care for us.

I'm at a conference full of doctors and I've seen several people not washing their hands after using the bathroom! It should be required before the door to the bathroom opens up again! 

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I'm at a conference full of doctors and I've seen several people not washing their hands after using the bathroom! It should be required before the door to the bathroom opens up again! 

Don't shake any hands 😖😖😖😖

That's an idea, a door that can know if yer hands are clean