The following are eight findings from two Clorox Healthcare surveys on soft surface decontamination administered to a range of healthcare professionals.
- 74 percent would be concerned about touching upholstered furniture if they were a patient at a hospital
- 59 percent would be concerned about touching privacy curtains if they were a patient at a hospital.
- 21 percent say they clean soft surfaces with equal frequency as hard surfaces.
- 45 percent of one survey's respondents disinfect privacy curtains less than one time per month.
- 50 percent say they don't have the time needed to clean soft surfaces.
- 27 percent say they do not have the tools they need to perform safe and effective soft surface disinfection.
- 46 percent say their facility does not currently stock effective cleaning supplies for soft surfaces.
- 33 percent believe there are not enough products available for soft surface disinfection.
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