A super-surprise bonus from the pages of Saturday's Post: my second column in as many days. (As its length suggests, it was originally planned as an ordinary unsigned leader.) This piece does not express an opinion so much it asks a question: isn't a hospital that has trouble with "infection control" virtually a contradiction in terms? One senses that the obsolete term "pesthouse" may be on the verge of coming back into fashion in Canada.
[UPDATE, July 28: Inkless Wells readers can go here for a response.]
Comments (2)
One wonders why hospitals aren't emulating the example of Frances Gabe:
http://web.mit.edu/invent/iow/gabe.html
It seems to me that the technology in her prototype home would be *the thing* for your average health care facility.
Posted by Sean | June 17, 2007 6:54 PM
Posted on June 17, 2007 18:54
How about Ignaz Semmelweis? His statistical studies of infection patterns led him to recommend frequent hand washing with a disinfectant solution.
In 1847.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignaz_Semmelweis
Posted by Person of Choler | June 21, 2007 8:02 PM
Posted on June 21, 2007 20:02