Why are MicroGuard antimicrobial copper materials needed?
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, hospital-acquired infections affect 1.7 million people each year and cost over $28 billion. Over 99,000 people die annually from hospital-acquired infections. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has announced that the agency will no longer pay for preventable hospital acquired-infections. The most common hospital-acquired infection is MRSA, which has more than tripled since 2000. When you consider that the average MRSA case costs approximately $28,000 to treat, hospitals certainly need additional infection control measures, such as MicroGuard, which kills 99.9% of MRSA causing bacteria within two hours. Despite increased hand washing, increased cleaning and disinfection, and isolation of infectious patients, hospital-acquired infections are still increasing. MicroGuard surfaces continuously reduce bioload in between routine cleaning.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, hospital-acquired infections affect 1.7 million people each year and cost over $28 billion. Over 99,000 people die annually from hospital-acquired infections. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has announced that the agency will no longer pay for preventable hospital acquired-infections. The most common hospital-acquired infection is MRSA, which has more than tripled since 2000. When you consider that the average MRSA case costs approximately $28,000 to treat, hospitals certainly need additional infection control measures, such as MicroGuard, which kills 99.9% of MRSA causing bacteria within two hours. Despite increased hand washing, increased cleaning and disinfection, and isolation of infectious patients, hospital-acquired infections are still increasing. MicroGuard surfaces continuously reduce bioload* in between routine cleaning.
