GlovesByWeb will be presenting a series of articles for your benefit by Dr. Robert Phalen.
In this series, Dr. Robert Phalen reveals best practices on hand safety. Dr. Phalen is one of the country's foremost experts in environmental health science, with a broad range of experience and thought leadership. GlovesByWeb has invited Dr. Phalen to share his expertise in a series of helpful articles.
Over a 32-month period, 153 Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals in the United States were studied to monitor a drop in the rate of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections. Rates had been relatively unchanged in the two years prior to the study.
The four-year strategy beginning in 2007 involved screening with nasal swabs, isolating anyone who tested positive, and requiring extra safety measures for staff who came in contact with those patients.
The result was a 62 percent drop in MRSA infections in intensive care units, and a 45 percent stop in surgical and rehab units.
The VA hospitals' effort to reduce the spread of deadly bacterial infections counters the popular notion that "infections are an unavoidable cost of doing business."
Over the past couple of years, we have been bombarded by bad news vis-à-vis world health issues. The number of outbreaks of different diseases around the world that are resistant to antibiotics is rising.
Where's the good news you ask? Due to the increase in drug-resistant diseases worldwide, new, innovative therapies are evolving along with an increase in antibiotic drug investment.
Who uses GlovesByWeb as their large volume disposable glove supplier? Casinos in the Midwest and Southwest have been getting their gloves shipped to them by GlovesByWeb in volume. With an average hotel size in the casinos of 290 rooms, the demands of food and beverage service staff, housekeeping, environmental services and even bellhops are high.
What are they buying? The majority of the disposable gloves supplied by GlovesByWeb to casinos are vinyl, primarily used by food and beverage service. Housekeeping generally uses nitrile gloves with a minority still using latex gloves. Environmental services generally uses nitrile as well.
For a high demand, high volume industry like casinos, GlovesByWeb's high quality products, large volume shipment capabilities and an inventory with the necessary variety of disposable glove materials, whether it be nitrile, latex or vinyl, makes it a sure bet!
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A recent Louisiana Supreme Court ruling may mean refunds for health care providers in Louisiana for many treatment items, e.g. gloves, masks, etc.
In April, the Louisiana Supreme Court denied writs that were sought as a result of a Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal ruling. This ruling addressed the Louisiana Department of Revenue's denial of a refund claim. The plaintiffs (Medical Diagnostic Services, Inc. and Baton Rouge General Medical Center) claimed refunds for taxes paid from January, 1991 through December, 1992.
As a result of this decision, hospitals are now entitled to a substantial tax refund for state sales and use taxes paid on various healthcare items which were actually exempt. In light of this ruling, providers should file for a refund on any open years for taxes paid on the exempt items. See our collection of the many items that were deemed exempt, including such items as latex and other disposable gloves, lab coats,masks, and shoe covers.
To learn more about the ruling, visit this review.