“A hospital, by its very nature, will always have much higher infection rates. . . “
You are incorrect. A hospital is where bacteria and viruses are known to be a major health concern if not properly controlled. The hospitals are failing in their control efforts.
If your assumption is correct, doctors and nurses would be leading the nation in contracting infections and that’s not the case.
ding...ding...ding....we have a winner!
if hospitals are so horrible and unsafe and full of infections....which by nature they are full of infected people.....why aren't nurses dropping like flies....
fact is....people in a hospital are not there because they are healthy....
most of the older population that needs a hospital stay are also those patients that have several health problems...diabetes being one...heart failure...renal disease...liver disease...addiction/alcoholism.....they are at risk for picking up many infections.....
I believe people should have proper care in a hosptial....but with rights comes responsibility....so here is a list of what people coming to a hosptial should do....
wash your hands after using the bathroom...don't let visitors use your bathroom or your water glass or even use your sink....don't allow children in...for their sake as well as your own..but especially children with runny noses or coughs...that goes for adults too....
limit visitors period....
IMO most infections "acquired" in a hospital probably were on the skin or nasal passages of the patient to begin with.....acute disease or surgery or an accident can stress the body enough to actually weaken your body's defense system....