Many hospitals are banning flowers, balloons and stuffed animals

Some gifts are no longer welcome in many hospitals working to reduce the risks of infection and allergic reactions


Flowers, balloons, stuffed animals are among the get-well gifts that are no longer welcome in many hospitals working to reduce the risks of infection and allergic reactions, according to an article on the Wall Street Journal website.

Most intensive-care units have been no-flower/balloon zones for awhile. Now, some are extending limitations to cardiac-care, pediatrics, labor and delivery units.

Yet evidence linking flowers and plants to outbreaks of infection or illness in individual patients is minimal, infectious-disease experts say.

“This is one of the issues where there’s a paucity of evidence, and when that happens in infection control, one of our goals is always to keep the patient safe,” says Susan Dolan, president of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology.

Read the article.

 



June 14, 2016


Topic Area: Maintenance and Operations


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