After NOLA—Hospital Deaths Heighten Scrutiny of Laundries
Earlier this year, a medical journal publicized the deaths in 2008-’09 of five pediatric patients at a New Orleans hospital due to a potentially deadly fungus that’s believed to have spread through improperly stored hospital textiles.
Those revelations in early April caused a sensation in area media outlets, but how strong was the impact beyond the “Big Easy”? While the story drew limited national coverage, there’s little doubt that it focused the attention of hospital administrators nationwide on an issue that some had taken for granted—linen hygiene quality.
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