Sentara Healthcare Opens Copper-Infused Wing to Reduce HAIs

Sentara Leigh Hospital in Norfolk, Va., opened a 129-bed wing on Saturday that features copper-infused antimicrobial surfaces.

 

The new wing is part of a study to see if copper's natural antimicrobial properties can help decrease the development of hospital-associated infections.

While the wing currently has implemented copper-infused surfaces, such as countertops and bed rails, Sentara plans to integrate and test copper-infused textiles in early 2014.

This will be the largest known study to test biologically active antimicrobial surfaces, according to a news release.

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