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Thursday, March 26, 2009

Nebraska Hospital: NO MORE ALCOHOL HAND SANITIZER

Nebraska Medical Center, a leading medical complex within the Cardinal Health Care network, has determined that alcohol-based hand sanitizers are not acceptable for their facility and has initiated the implementation of an alcohol-free product.

This 'scoop' is notable as it represents a burgeoning movement by hospital administrators that have to date, been reticent to change with modern times and have "locked in" to contracts and 'internal mandates' that required the use of alcohol-gels--the ones that destroy skin cells and industrial floor wax and pose flash point risks when dispensers are wall-mounted in locations that violate local fire code.

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