A very serious message about hand hygiene in hospitals

In a video that is meant to be light in style but serious in content, healthcare workers are shown how invisible microbes can travel through hospitals if hand hygiene is forgotten. To stop the spread of microbes, wash your hands before AND after contact with a patient or the patient’s environment--your patients thank you! Penn State Hershey Medical Center--Infectious Diseases, Hospital Epidemiology, and Infection Prevention This film has been submitted for consideration for entry in the 2011 APIC Annual Film Festival conducted by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. at