I would suspect that there is not enough water flow to flush away the bacteria with the electric eye facets or the patients and staff have been hanging out at the Playboy Mansion.
Hackensack Hospital in NJ recently reported a higher than normal number of deaths from infection.
The report was not complete but it would seem that their switch to so called ‘green’ cleaning methods had something to do with this high number of deaths.
The local newsrag did no followup after reporting the information.
Foot controlled valves would have made more sense than any thing. No hand contact with the valves or faucet.
They couldn’t just recalibrate for longer flow times?
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They have been using these non-handle faucets for years. Why hasn’t this been found sooner? Every operating room does constant cultures of every faucet, surfaces, etc on regular intervals. Truth should have been exposed a long time ago.
Was there an unusually high incidence of Legionaire's disease among patients and hospital workers?
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Apparently no one was cleaning, either. :’) Thanks LucyT.
I wonder if the effect of electric eye control on housekeeping/cleaning of the faucet-sink area was investigated. The same problems that users have with getting adequate flow and correct temperatures just has to have an effect on the custodial cleanup.