NeutraFlu
During the first week of November 2009, health advisory headlines sounded two very serious alarms. In the first, President Barak Obama declared a state of emergency in relationship to the H1N1 Virus. With more than 1,000 people succumbing to the swine flu, and a significant delay in delivery of its specialized vaccine, hospitals and the federal government may require the flexibility to create off site emergency rooms or take other emergency measures to protect the populace. While news reports also share that the peak of the flu season was reached in October, it does extend through the winter and that fatalities are greater with the swine variants.
The second headline announced that an evolutionary strain of MRSA, USA600, is five times more deadly than the preceding stains of the virus. Fully 50% of patients diagnosed with the USA600 strain within their bloodstreams died within 30 days of infection. In comparison to a mortality rate of 10% in the two older strains of MRSA, this is a very significant evolution of the virus. Additionally, the strain is much more likely to attack older patients with an average age of 64, versus 52, contracting the disease.
According to MRSAInfection.org, the Dutch have been the most effective in their attack of MRSA in their health facilities by implementing "a rigorous hygiene and segmentation protocol nationwide". Publications of the rates of infection have been effective for focusing healthcare officials in countries outside of the USA. To see a comprehensive plan of attack, please visit www.mrsainfection.org In an effort to help defray both illness and the expenses related to an increase in hospitalizations for our LTC facility customers – we are offering NeutraFlu 96 and NeutraFlu 24 as preventive measures. SaniGard®, contained within the Caretech kit is the only dry on contact germicide on the market, and the Fogger® is effective against 99.9% of germs.
Prevention is always the crucial component in our facilities. Keeping our residents free from infections is an integral part of our Quality Improvement initiatives. The Department of Health reviews this aspect of our operating procedures and will cite our practices as deficient at the first sign of a sneeze. Infection outbreaks have other negative benefits: our operating expenses are worse than budget, increased overtime may result if staff members impacted and we may have to temporarily close beds to admissions. The NeutraFlu products offer facilities another way to reduce the likelihood that infections can have a negative impact on our facilties. In an effort to be proactive, we’ve requested confirmation that our viral protection kits are also affective against the newly identified MRSA USA600 strain, and will alert you as soon as we have confirmation. To protect the lives of your residents and to protect your fragile budgets, call Caretech Group today to broaden your Influenza and MRSA Prevention Action Plans today!