R.I hospital using new interactive hand-washing simulator

The Miriam Hospital in Providence walks users through the steps of proper hand-washing

The Miriam Hospital in Providence, R.I., is using a new educational video game system to teach proper hand-washing, according to an article on the NBC 10 website.

"Sure Wash" is an interactive simulator that users through the steps of proper hand-washing.

Published data shows the thumbs are missed, the fingertips are missed, each time,” said Nancy Vallande, director of Infection Control at The Miriam.

Vallande admitted that hand-hygiene is not exciting, but the simulator makes a game of it with prizes.

Read the article.

February 21, 2019

Topic Area: Infection Control

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