Hospital Privacy Curtains
Key considerations for patient comfort and healing while weighing operational efficiencies
Continuing Education
Use the following learning objectives to focus your study while reading this month’s Continuing Education article.
Learning Objectives - After reading this article, you will be able to:
- Examine the Healthier Hospitals Initiative (HHI) and the organization’s stance on employing antimicrobials.
- Assess how antimicrobials are employed in healthcare fabrics.
- Compare washable fabrics and disposable curtains and recognize the pros and cons of each.
- Review noise reduction strategies in patient spaces.
The cubicle or privacy curtain has been a fixture in clinics, hospitals, and skilled-nursing facilities for decades. They serve a critical function in both maintaining patient and resident privacy and comfort, and in adding to a pleasing décor.
This course lays out some of the major considerations surrounding the use of cubicle curtains, specifically:
- The Healthier Hospitals Initiative and chemicals of concern as it applies to privacy curtains.
- Factors in employing disposable vs. washable curtains.
- Enhancing patient comfort and healing by employing quieter cubicle curtain track.
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Mark Alan, is Senior Vice President of Product Management and Development for Inpro Corporation. He has 26 years of experience as a senior leader serving the last 15 years at Inpro. In addition to overseeing Product Management and Development he has led Inpro’s corporate sustainability and product compliance initiatives, including the publishing of both Environmental Product Declarations and Health Product Declarations. Mark maintains a LEED® Green Associate credential, and is an Advisory Board member for the Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council. He is also a certified Construction Document Technologist (CDT). |