October 17, 2003

Models of cleanliness

Several MGHers took the time to double as 'models' for the hospitalwide campaign sponsored by the STOP (Stop Transmission Of Pathogens) task force - formerly known as the Hand Hygiene task force. These employees can be seen in the posters featuring the slogan "Clean because we care." The posters were distributed throughout the hospital last week.

The goal of the STOP task force is to reduce the incidence of nosocomial - or hospital-acquired - infections by preventing the transmission of organisms on the hands of health care workers.