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Article: System-wide nitrile glove conversion meets clinical and financial goals.(WHAT WORKS)
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- Healthcare Purchasing News
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- May 1, 2007
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When Jacksonville, FL-based Baptist Health recently undertook the immense challenge of converting their entire five-facility, 884-bed system to a synthetic glove--clinical, financial and even environmental factors all played key roles in driving a seamless transition.
Prompted by industry-wide concerns about Type I latex hypersensitivity and to prevent unintentionally exposing an allergic patient to latex, Baptist Health evaluated the System's latex glove use, and ultimately converted to a synthetic, nitrile alternative.
Karl Morris, BSN, CNA-BC, MHA, director of medical/surgical critical care & emergency services at Baptist Health, and her team ...