Too bad hospitals don't know how to clean. Tea Tree Oil kills all staph. There is no need for any staph infections. But hey I bet it's a large part of their income.
This is not true. Tea tree oil can prevent the spread of some bacteria and minor skin infections, even of MRSA. It is not effective in eliminating the threat of MRSA, especially in a hospital setting. I would be the first to agree that hospitals try to gouge patients. I experienced it this weekend. But MRSA scares them. It is impossible to prevent MRSA infections, and there are cases that will only respond to one antibiotic. These infections are bad and scary, and if there was a way to prevent them, the hospitals would be all over it.
By the way, tea tree oil is very, very similar in composition and effect to turpentine.
I use tea tree oil for many things. It is a great cleaner. I also add it to shampoo. And If you don't have time to give your dog a bath, just add a few drops to a spray bottle with water and spray it on the dogs coat. It works well on cuts and skinned knees just don't use it full strength on your face. I found diluting it is better for my daughter's scrapes. Its great stuff.
They'd do well to replace all that stainless steel with copper or copper-bearing alloy for counters, sinks, faucets, doorhandles, etc. A copper bearing surface is a hostile environment to MRSA and many other bacterial pathogens.