Hospital Contamination News
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Kurin, Inc. Announces Agreement with AllSpire Health GPO to Impact Contaminated Blood Cultures
Kurin. Inc., the inventor and manufacturer of 510(k)-cleared Kurin® blood culture sets, announced the signing of a recent agreement with AllSpire Health GPO. The agreement is sole source and is for three years. “AllSpire Health GPO and Kurin are committed to patient safety by providing innovative solutions designed to address a common source of contaminated blood cultures and in doing ...
By Kurin, Inc.
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Beware the Slippery Slope: Slips, Trips, and Falls at Healthcare Facilities
Hospitals are safe places to work - right? Well, maybe not. US Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics for 2014 (the most recent year published) show that total recordable case rate for hospitals (injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers) is 6.2. The hospital injury rate is higher than in mining (3.8), hazardous waste treatment and disposal (4.6), and manufacturing (4.0). Now ...
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