Traditional curtains in healthcare settings certainly pose a threat of cross-contamination. Well-meaning healthcare workers wash their hands, open the curtain, interact with the patient, close the curtain and go about their duties. Cross-contamination is a real problem, but is it better than toxic chemicals that may exist in disposable curtains? Fortunately, long gone are the [...]

When was the last time you walked into a hospital room and thought “Those curtains look safe to me!”? This may seem like a trivial thought, but in reality, it’s something that every hospital administrator should be thinking more often. In a recent study, the Center for Disease Control identified some of the most frequently [...]