Copper
The ancient Egyptians used copper for infection control, now we all can. If you want a surgical case cart, table or work station made to your needs, that will also help fight bacteria* that cause infection, even between cleanings, ask us to make it out of our copper alloy material.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
- Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) affect 1.7 million people each year
- HAIs cost over $30 billion annually for healthcare facilities to treat
- Over 99,000 people die annually from HAIs.
- The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has announced that the agency will no longer pay for preventable hospital acquired-infections.
The alloys used by Midbrook to make our line of antimicrobial carts, tables and work stations are made from copper-based materials proven to eliminate disease-causing bacteria* from the surfaces.
According to The Copper Development Association:
On February 29, 2008, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) registered 275 copper alloys as antimicrobial materials. What's underlying that registration? The fact that when uncoated, these alloys kill more than 99.9% of disease-causing bacteria*, including MRSA.. It’s important to remember that the use of antimicrobial copper is a supplement to routine infection control practices, it doesn’t act as a substitute for them.
The copper work surfaces used by Midbrook to make our line of Copper based carts, tables and work stations eliminate the amount of disease-causing bacteria* in hospitals and other public buildings. While copper alloy touch surfaces are not a substitute for good cleaning and disinfection practices, they certainly are an ideal supplement to a multi-faceted approach to prevent hospital acquired infections.
Don’t settle for a catalogue item you wish you could change. Call us to get your carts, tables and works stations, designed the way you want at the price you can afford.
In addition, have us use our copper alloy material and give your employees and patients added protection from exposure to HAIs every time they touch them.
For more information please read our press release.
