General Hospital Environment Research Articles

Nurse Experiences of Caring for Medically Compromised Adolescents With Eating Disorders in General Hospital Environments: A Scoping Review.

Eating disorders encompass a spectrum of mental health conditions that are characterised by a preoccupation with eating, exercise, body weight or shape. The trajectory of eating disorders can result in hospitalisation for medical complications, such as electrolyte imbalance, extremely low weight and other medical issues that require urgent inpatient attention. Typically, care for adolescents with medically compromised eating disorders occurs in general medical settings, with most care provided by nurses who may or may not have the training and experience to provide quality care for this complex mental health condition. The aim of this scoping review is to examine literature surrounding the experience of nurses caring for adolescents admitted to general medical wards (non-mental health settings) with medically compromised eating disorders. We used Arksey and O'Malley's (2005) five-step scoping review process to conduct this review. A systematic search of the literature located 476 relevant papers, and after screening, 10 were included in the final review. Most included papers were qualitative in methodology, with one using a mixed-methods design. The papers examined in this scoping review found common themes among nurses who were providing care for adolescents with medically compromised eating disorders being cared for in medical wards (non-mental health settings): a lack of preparation to care for individuals with eating disorders, a high emotional and psychological toll on nurses providing care and a degree of stigma towards adolescents with eating disorders, including a belief that eating disorders were a 'choice.' This review indicates that to provide quality and safe care for adolescents with eating disorders admitted to general medical wards, nurses require specialised training. In addition, the care of adolescents with medically compromised eating disorders requires the support of trained mental health nurses, especially where nurses on general medical wards are novice or have limited mental health training. We recommend further research into support structures to prevent burnout and turnover that is prevalent when providing care to individuals with eating disorders.

820 “Antibiotics Because We’re Inserting a Mesh”: A Study to Evaluate Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Elective Hernia Repairs

Abstract Aim Inguinal hernias are one of the most common pathologies worldwide. Over 20 million inguinal hernia repairs are performed each year. The HerniaSurge Collaboration recently updated their international guidelines for groin hernia management. They concluded that antibiotic prophylaxis is not recommended in elective open inguinal mesh hernia repairs in average-risk patients in a low infection risk environment. In laparoscopic hernia repairs, antibiotics are never recommended. This study aimed to identify current practice for antibiotic prophylaxis use in elective inguinal hernia repairs within our district general hospital environment. Method A retrospective study was performed, evaluating all elective inguinal hernia repairs with mesh between 1st June 2022-31st December 2022. Both laparoscopic and open techniques were included in this study. Operative notes were reviewed to ascertain if patients had been given antibiotics intra-operatively. Results The study identified 84 patients who underwent an inguinal hernia repair with mesh across a 7 month- period. Of these, all were operated on in a low-risk environment. 94% (N=79) were given antibiotic prophylaxis intraoperatively. Conclusions Antibiotic prophylaxis is still being used for low-risk patients undergoing elective inguinal hernia surgery. This is not in keeping with current hernia guidelines which suggests that there is no significant benefit to antibiotic use. Excessive antibiotic use is associated with an increase in adverse events, an increased rate of antibiotic resistant organisms and increased healthcare costs.

Parental perspectives and concerns regarding exotropia surgery and comparison with clinicians’ predictions

To evaluate parental perspectives and concerns regarding exotropia surgery and compare them with clinicians' predictions of parental responses in Korean pediatric patients with intermittent exotropia. This survey study included the parents of pediatric patients with intermittent exotropia who underwent surgery and clinicians at five hospitals from June 2022 to February 2023, who participated in the Survey of Parental Attitude and Concerns of Exotropia surgery (SPACE) study 1. Parental attitudes and concern about exotropia surgery were assessed using a questionnaire. Clinicians' estimation of each item corresponding to the parental questionnaire was also assessed and compared with parental responses. A total of 266 parents and 41 clinicians were included. More parents responded that information about surgery was most helpful or most commonly received from clinicians than clinicians estimated (P = 0.001). More parents reported actively communicating with the child about surgery than clinicians estimated (P < 0.001). Parents showed a higher level of concern for general anesthesia and the hospital environment than clinicians thought they would (P = 0.002 and P < 0.001, resp.). In the postoperative follow-up items, parents showed high levels of concern regarding postoperative infection (P < 0.001), conjunctival redness (P = 0.040), persistent overcorrection (P < 0.001), and glasses wearing (P = 0.019). Parental perspectives and concerns regarding pediatric intermittent exotropia surgery differed from clinicians' estimations thereof. More parents obtain information on exotropia surgery from clinicians and actively talk about surgery with their child than estimated by clinicians. Parents had a higher level of concern regarding general anesthesia, hospital environment, postoperative infection, conjunctival redness, persistent overcorrection, and glasses wearing compared with clinician estimations.

17 years' experience of surgical management of thoracic outlet syndrome at a district general hospital.

Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is caused by compression of the neurovascular structures passing through the thoracic inlet. It is categorised into three subtypes: neurogenic TOS (NTOS), venous TOS (VTOS) and arterial TOS (ATOS). This study evaluates the outcomes of patients who underwent first rib resection (FRR) for TOS during a period of 17 years at a single district general hospital. Retrospective review of patient notes of individuals treated with FRR from August 2004 to August 2021. A total of 62 FRRs were performed on 51 individual patients. Indications for FRR included 42 NTOS (68%), 6 VTOS (10%) and 14 ATOS (23%). Thirty-four patients (64%) were female and the mean age at time of surgery was 39 years (range 27 to 64 years). Eleven patients (21%) underwent bilateral FRR and seven cases of cervical ribs were observed. The mean time from initial symptoms to diagnosis was 18 months (range 2 to 60 months). Overall, outcomes after surgery were positive across all subtypes of TOS. Based on Derkash's classification, 52 patients (84%) reported excellent/good, 8 (13%) reported fair and 2 (3%) reported poor resolution of symptoms at 6 month follow-up. Complications included four (9%) pneumothorax, two (4%) wound infections, two (4%) haematoma, one (2%) haemothorax, three (5%) phrenic nerve complications and one (2%) brachial neuropraxia. FRR for TOS can be performed safely and effectively in a district general hospital environment with excellent patient clinical outcomes.

Design and Development of KPRI RSCM Employee Presence Attendance Application Using Android-Based QR Code

RSCM KPRI Services Cooperative is a cooperative that operates in 2 initial tasks, namely providing loans to members with light services and carrying out the distribution of basic goods from the government to members of each company or agency. make attendance. attendance attendance is part of the most important role in every body of work. Where attendance is one of the main supports that can motivate and support all work activities to be carried out in it, using the finger print system in attendance at the Cooperative office which is in the Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo National General Hospital (RSCM) environment is very at risk of being exposed to various kinds of virus, and one of them is the Corona Virus which is still a pandemic, so that the KPRI RSCM Service Cooperative innovates in the employee attendance system by using a presence system using an Android-based QR Code, so that cooperative employees can take attendance using their personal cell phones. explains how to use the designed application system, namely the KPRI RSCM Employee Presence Application. It is hoped that this application can make it easier for employees to make attendance, and the Personnel section can more easily monitor the attendance of their employees utilizing the Android system as a tool or attendance system that makes it easier for companies and employees, especially at the KPRI RSCM Service Cooperative so that it reduces contact that can cause risk of exposure to the coronavirus.

Characteristic of Viral and Bacterial Contaminationin Objects of the Infection Hospital Environment of the Hospital for the Treatment of Patients with COVID-19 During the Pandemic Period

Relevance. Due to the COVID­-19 pandemic a infectious diseases hospitals nationwide network has been deployed to treat patients infected with SARS­CoV­-2. The principles of their formation with a strict division into «infectious» and «clean» zones, despite the epidemiological justification, lead to the formation of a dynamic artificially created closed ecosystem. In such an ecosystem, on the one hand, patients who undergo a wide range of invasive and aggressive therapeutic and diagnostic manipulations, and medical personnel stay for a long time, on the other hand, pathogens of a viral and bacterial nature that can adapt to hospital conditions and form resistant strains circulate. As a result, high risks of contamination of environmental objects of hospitals and patients themselves are created, which can lead to the development of exogenous nosocomial infection.Aims. To study the features of viral and bacterial contamination of objects in the hospital environment of the infectious diseases hospital for the treatment of patients infected with SARS­-CoV­-2 during the COVID­-19 pandemic.Materials and methods. A study was conducted on 343 samples from the external environment of the infectious diseases hospital for COVID­-19 patients’ treatment during its planned work. Sample collection was performed during three days (Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday) at 20 unified sampling points: in the area where patients general hospital area as well as from the outer surface of personal protective equipment for medical personnel (overalls, gloves). The study used epidemiological (descriptive­evaluative and analytical), molecular genetic (SARS-­CoV­-2 PCR­RT, sequencing), bacteriological (isolation, cultivation and MALDI­TOF identification of bacterial cultures) methods. Statistical significance of differences was assessed by Fisher's point test (φ). Differences were considered significant at p≤0.05. Statistical data processing was carried out using the Microsoft Office 2010 application package, the online resource https://medstatistic. ru/, ST Statistica 10.Results. The study demonstrated a high level of viral and bacterial contamination of environmental objects in the intensive care unit of the infectious diseases hospital for COVID­-19 patients treatment – 11.1%, incl. objects of the general hospital environment – 9.3% (doctor's workplace – 16.7%); patient location area – 13.9% (electric pump – 27.8%, mechanical ventilation, manipulation table – 16.7% each); the outer surface of personnel gloves – 21.1–38.9%; the outer surface of protective overalls for personnel – 44.4–50.0%. SARS­-CoV­-2 isolated from the objects of the external environment of the hospital belonged to the genetic variant B.1.617.1 DELTA, which corresponded to the epidemiological situation at sampling collection period. The opportunistic microflora structure was dominated by Enterococcus faecalis (38.1%), Klebsiella pneumoniaе (21.4%) and Escherichia coli (16.7%), which demonstrated a high level of resistance (to 3 or more groups of antibiotics).Conclusion. Initially, the main sources of the infectious diseases hospital environmental objects contamination with SARS-­CoV-­2 are most likely patients. Further contamination of the infectious diseases hospital environmental objects with viruses and opportunistic microflora occurs with the medical personnel direct participation. The current situation requires a review of approaches to the rules for disinfection, the PPE use and employees hands antiseptic treatment in infectious diseases hospital during the COVID­-19 pandemic, as well as the length of staff work period length.

Investigation of clostridium perfringens in contaminated lobbies and surgical theater and showing their resistant to metronidazole

Objective: The study aimed to isolation and diagnosis Clostridium perfringens from Al-Rammathia general hospital environment (lobbies and operating theaters) and determining the percentages of Clostrdium perfringens contamination in lobbies and operating theaters and comparing them with each other. Methodology: Collected in the current study (188) sample of the hospital environment, which included walls and flooring tools and beds for lobbies and operations room, in Al-Rumaitha General hospital and for a period ranging from October (2021) until April(2022(these samples were taken by sterile cotton swabs and used to transport them to the microbiology laboratory at the College of Science / University of Muthanna in media of Clostridium perfringens broth to perpetuate them, then the medium containing the sample was boiled in a water bath at 100 degrees Celsius for 20 minutes and incubated anaerobic using Anaerobic jar and gas-generating bags (Gas pak). Which provides the anaerobic conditions necessary for bacterial growth through oxygen reduction inside the container’s atmosphere at a temperature of 37 for a period ranging from 24-48 hours. It was then re-implanted on the final media for purification before being used in diagnostic testing.

A Survey of the General Hospital Environment: Focusing on Pajama Design in a Japanese University Hospital

This study investigated nurses’ and patients’ perceptions of hospital room environment and patient pajama design. Nurses working in a Japanese university hospital and patients aged 20 and older were surveyed. Over 75% of patients rated the hospital environment and hospital rooms as “very good” or “good,” but less than one in three nurses rated them similarly. Patients were more likely than nurses to rate rental pajamas as “very good” or “good.” Contrary to the nurses, only about one in four patients valued wearing well-designed pajamas. Nurses’ and patients’ perceptions differed regarding hospital pajamas, but not about improving hospital rooms.

Effects of a comprehensive reservation service for non-emergency registration on appointment registration rate, patient waiting time, patient satisfaction and outpatient volume in a tertiary hospital in China

BackgroundIn China, a long waiting time for registration is a common occurrence in many tertiary hospitals. This study aimed to analyze the effects of a comprehensive reservation service for non-emergency registration on appointment registration rate, patient waiting time, patient satisfaction and outpatient volume at the Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center.MethodsThis was a cross-sectional study. This study investigated the effects of a comprehensive reservation service for non-emergency registration in Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center in China starting in October 2015. In total, 2194 patients completed a satisfaction survey administered by the Guangdong Situation Research Center. The content of the questionnaire consisted of six aspects: general impression, service attitude, service quality, hospital environment, price perception and medical ethics. A Likert 5-point rating scale was used in the questionnaire; answers were classified as “very satisfied”, “relatively satisfied”, “neutral”, “unsatisfied” and “very unsatisfied”. The method of application was paper-based. T-tests were used to compare the sample means, and chi-square tests were used to compare the rates. A multiple-test procedure was performed to evaluate the differences in the reservation rates during a 12-month period.ResultsAfter the implementation of the comprehensive reservation service for non-emergency registration in our hospital, which has an annual outpatient volume of approximately 4 million, the monthly appointment registration rate increased from (34.95 ± 2.91)% to(89.13 ± 3.12)%,P < 0.01. The patient waiting time was significantly reduced (P < 0.01), and the proportion of patients who believed that the waiting time required improvement was decreased significantly (P < 0.01). Moreover, the third-party evaluation result of outpatient satisfaction significantly improved (P < 0.01). The total hospital outpatient volume decreased(P < 0.01). The outpatient volume of the Department of General Pediatrics decreased.ConclusionThe implementation of the comprehensive reservation service for non-emergency registration in the hospital shortened patient waiting time and improved patient satisfaction, and the outpatient volume was effectively controlled. These results indicated that this program obtained the desired results in a Grade 3A hospital in China.

Perilaku Merokok Pengunjung dalam Mematuhi Peraturan Kawasan Tanpa Rokok (KTR) di Lingkungan RSUD S. K. Lerik Kota Kupang

Non-smoking area is a room or area that is otherwise prohibited to activities of production, sales, advertising, promotion and use of cigarettes. Regional regulation Kupang City No. 3A year 2014 about non-smoking area explain that health care facilities, including hospitals is a place or non-smoking area. S. K. Lerik Municipality General Hopital is government owned health care facilities in Kupang and non-smoking area but still a lot of casual visitors who smoke in the hospital environment. The purpose of this research was to determine the relationship between the level of knowledge, education and family environment with the behavior of visitor to comply with regulation of non-smoking area at S. K. Lerik Kupang Municipality General Hospital 2016. The method of this research was analytical surveys using the cross-sectional design. The population in this research were all those at S. K. Lerik Kupang Municipality General Hospital environment with a total sample of 384 respondents. Statistical tests were used for data analysis in this research is Chi-Square with a degree of confidence α= 0.05. The results showed that there was correlation between the level of knowledge and education with smoking behavior of the visitor at S. K. Lerik Kupang Municipality General Hospital. There was no correlation between family environment with smoking behavior of the visitors at S. K. Lerik Kupang Municipality General Hospital.

Improvement Project Introducing the Hospital Environment to New Patients in Pediatric Wards

The pediatric ward in our hospital has an average occupancy rate of ten patients per day. An investigation found that nurses had a low (51.9%) rate of completing the required introduction to the hospital environment for pediatric ward patients. The main reasons for this low rate were found to be: 1) the large number of items to be introduced, 2) interruptions of staffs during the introduction process, 3) the lack of sufficient introduction tools, and 4) patient family members and new caregivers not being given the introduction. To increase the rate of completeness of nursing staffs introducing the hospital environment from 51.9% to over 91.0%. The project team proposed the following solutions. First, make a video introducing the general hospital environment and make it accessible via QR (quick response) code; second, provide multiple introduction video tools; third, make the environment more friendly using ward-mascot-themed décor; fourth, install fixtures in the rooms that complement the ward-mascot theme; fifth, revise the contents of the environment introduction; and sixth, make an environment introduction checklist. The completeness rate of environment introduction increased from 51.9% to 97.6%. The pediatric ward not only increased the environment introduction completion rate but also created a more friendly environment. Using the video and QR code and providing multiple video players and a checklist has efficiently increased the environment introduction completion rate and, in creating a more friendly environment, has successfully maintained nursing quality.

SSHeW study protocol: does slip resistant footwear reduce slips among healthcare workers? A randomised controlled trial

IntroductionSlips, trips and falls are common causes of injuries in the workplace. It is estimated that in Great Britain, nearly 1 million days are taken off work due to these...

Microbial population of &lt;i&gt;Staphyloccous aureus&lt;/i&gt; from inanimate surfaces in a general hospital environment in Rivers State, Nigeria

The isolation of Staphylococus aureus from inanimate objects in a General hospital in Rivers State was studied. Swabs were obtained from different sources comprising of; toilet seat, floor, switch, side rail bed, side rail chair, door handle, sink tap, bed spread, pillow case, and locker using the swab technique. High frequency of S. aureus was observed in toilet seat with perecentage distribution of 78%, followed by floor with percentage distribution of 70% and locker with percentage distribution of 65% and the lowest frequency occurence was observed in switch with percentage distribution of 30%. Frequency occurrence of S. aureus was 48.9% out of 50 isolates, indicating that antibiotics resistance pool especially betalactamase is to be widely available in the hospital environment and poor hygyine practices.Keywords: Inanimate surfaces, Staphyloccous aureus, Vancomycin –resistant

Angus Osborn Robson

Angus Osborn Robson was proud to have been a general physician specialising in chest medicine during what he viewed as the heyday of the NHS. He was one of a...

Psychopathology of adolescents with an intellectual disability who present to general hospital services.

Adolescents with intellectual disability have increased rates of psychopathology compared with their typically developing peers and present to hospital more frequently for ambulant conditions. The aim of this study is to describe the psychopathology and related characteristics of a sample of adolescents with intellectual disability who presented to general hospital services. We investigated a cohort of adolescents with intellectual disability in South East Queensland, Australia between January 2006 and June 2010. Demographic and clinical data were obtained via mailed questionnaires and from general practice notes. Psychopathology was measured with the Short Form of the Developmental Behaviour Checklist. Of 98 individuals presenting to hospital, 71 (72.5%) had significant levels of psychopathology. Unknown aetiology for the intellectual disability was associated with presence of problem behaviours. Adolescents with more severe intellectual disability were more likely to have major problem behaviours. Co-morbid physical health issues were not associated with psychopathology. Only 12 (12.1%) adolescents had undergone specialized mental health intervention. The general hospital environment may offer opportunities for liaison psychiatry services to screen and provide management expertise for adolescent individuals with intellectual disability presenting for physical health issues.

Informing Healthcare Waiting Area Design Using Transparency Attributes: A Comparative Preference Study

This study aimed to explore people's visual preference for waiting areas in general hospital environments designed with transparency attributes that fully integrate nature. Waiting can be a tedious and frustrating experience among people seeking healthcare treatments and negatively affect their perception of the quality of care. Positive distractions and supportive designs have gained increasing attraction to improve people's waiting experience. Nature, which has shown therapeutic effects according to a growing amount of evidence, could be a distinguished positive distraction in waiting areas. Additionally, the theory of transparency was operationalized to indicate a spatial continuity between the external nature and the built interiors in general healthcare waiting area design. A survey method was adopted in the study. Twenty-one images of general healthcare waiting areas depicting three design typologies were preselected following a strict procedure, including designs with (a) no window views, (b) limited window views to nature, and (c) transparent spaces with maximum natural views. Ninety-five student participants rated the images based on their visual preference using a Likert-type scale. The results showed that transparent waiting areas were significantly preferred. A significant positive relationship existed between the level of transparency and people's preference scores. The factor analysis indicated additional supportive features that may affect people's preferences, including daylight, perceived warmth, noninstitutional furniture arrangement, visual orientation, and the use of natural materials for interior design. However, these tentative results need to be furthered tested with the real patient population as the next step of this study.

Prescribing by mental health nurses in acute general hospitals

This article will consider the role of mental health nurses (MHNs) working in a mental health liaison team (MHLT) as non-medical prescribers (NMPs) for inpatients in acute hospitals. The author has spent 10 years working as a mental health liaison nurse in acute hospitals, qualified as an NMP in 2014, and has seen how NMPs working in MHLTs can enhance care given to patients. MHLTs support and advise colleagues caring for patients with mental health problems in the acute general hospital environment, and ensure appropriate diagnosis and subsequent treatment. Consideration is given to the recent delivery of innovative services, such as rapid assessment interface and discharge (RAID), and how these services could be further strengthened by MHN NMPs, along with possible barriers and facilitators to the MHN NMP role in the acute hospital. The author believes NMP roles within MHLTs are essential to patients experiencing mental health problems in acute hospitals; these roles facilitate quick access to assessment, diagnosis and prescribing.

Prescribing by mental health nurses in acute general hospitals

This article will consider the role of mental health nurses (MHNs) working in a mental health liaison team (MHLT) as non-medical prescribers (NMPs) for inpatients in acute hospitals. The author has spent 10 years working as a mental health liaison nurse in acute hospitals, qualified as an NMP in 2014, and has seen how NMPs working in MHLTs can enhance care given to patients. MHLTs support and advise colleagues caring for patients with mental health problems in the acute general hospital environment, and ensure appropriate diagnosis and subsequent treatment. Consideration is given to the recent delivery of innovative services, such as rapid assessment interface and discharge (RAID), and how these services could be further strengthened by MHN NMPs, along with possible barriers and facilitators to the MHN NMP role in the acute hospital. The author believes NMP roles within MHLTs are essential to patients experiencing mental health problems in acute hospitals; these roles facilitate quick access to assessment, diagnosis and prescribing.

Knee arthroplasty with a medial rotating total knee replacement. Midterm clinical findings: A district general experience of 38 cases

BackgroundThe Medial Rotating Knee replacement (MRK) was first used in 1994, reporting high rates of satisfaction. It is designed to replicate natural knee kinematics and improve stability and function. There are limited studies on the mid-term clinical outcomes, in particular in a district general hospital (DGH) environment. This is the first study that we are aware of that evaluates the learning curve of the implementation of this knee system in this environment. Patients/methodBetween 2007 and 2009 we performed 38 consecutive MRK replacements (MAT ORTHO, UK) in 36 patients. The mean follow-up was fouryears. Patients were evaluated clinically, using OKS and patient questionnaire and radiographically (good/acceptable/poor) to assess outcome. ResultsMean age was 73.0years. Mean pre-operative OKS was 17.7 (range 8–29), which rose to 38.1 (range 23–48) at latest follow up (p<0.005). Overall 71% of the patients were either satisfied (29%) or very satisfied (42%). 81% felt an improvement of the ability to go up or down stairs and 92% felt stable.All poor radiographic and the majority of acceptable outcomes were experienced in the first 50% of cases. ConclusionThe MRK can be successfully implanted in a DGH environment. It improves pain and function comparably to standard TKRs, however, subjective improvement may be higher. Radiographic evaluation shows an acceptable learning curve. Level of evidenceLevel IV case series.

A prospective study to examine the epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Clostridium difficile contamination in the general environment of three community hospitals in southern Ontario, Canada

BackgroundThe hospital environment has been suggested as playing an important role in the transmission of hospital-associated (HA) pathogens. However, studies investigating the contamination of the hospital environment with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) or Clostridium difficile have generally focused on point prevalence studies of only a single pathogen. Research evaluating the roles of these two pathogens, concurrently, in the general hospital environment has not been conducted. The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence and identify risk factors associated with MRSA and C. difficile contamination in the general environment of three community hospitals, prospectively.MethodsSampling of environmental surfaces distributed over the medicine and surgical wards at each hospital was conducted once a week for four consecutive weeks. Sterile electrostatic cloths were used for environmental sampling and information regarding the surface sampled was recorded. For MRSA, air sampling was also conducted. Enrichment culture was performed and spa typing was performed for all MRSA isolates. For C. difficile, isolates were characterized by ribotyping and investigated for the presence of toxin genes by PCR. Using logistic regression, the following risk factors were examined for MRSA or C. difficile contamination: type of surface sampled, surface material, surface location, and the presence/absence of the other HA pathogen under investigation.ResultsOverall, 11.8% (n=612) and 2.4% (n=552) of surfaces were positive for MRSA and C. difficile, respectively. Based on molecular typing, five different MRSA strains and eight different C. difficile ribotypes, including ribotypes 027 (15.4%) and 078 (7.7%), were identified in the hospital environment. Results from the logistic regression model indicate that compared to computer keyboards, the following surfaces had increased odds of being contaminated with MRSA: chair backs, hand rails, isolation carts, and sofas.ConclusionsMRSA and C. difficile were identified from a variety of surfaces in the general hospital environment.Several surfaces had an increased risk of being contaminated with MRSA but further studies regarding contact rates, type of surface material, and the populations using these surfaces are warranted.