Re: sinks vs. sanitizers
From: Richard Chudacoff (rchudacoff@mylinuxisp.com)
Wed Jul 25 19:38:22 2007
You guys are not helping me save costs you know ;-)
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Richard Chudacoff, MD, FACOG
Las Vegas International Center for Advanced Gynecologic Care
(Specializing in minimally and non-invasive surgery)
-----Original Message-----
From: ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net [mailto:ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net] On Behalf Of Gerald
P.Rodriguez
Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 5:34 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L
Subject: Re: sinks vs. sanitizers
I agree, for the patients' sake there has to be a sink.
Gerald P. Rodríguez, M.D., FACOG
Santa Fe
>----- Original Message -----
From: "Joanne Bulley, MD" <islesannie@gmail.com>
To: "Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L" <ob-gyn-l@dns.obgyn.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 5:32 PM
Subject: Re: sinks vs. sanitizers
> But sometimes the patient has to put in a tampon - or has some blood
> externally that she wants to wash off - or if she uses a kleenex to wipe
> it she then wants to wash her hands.
>
> Haven't you ever had a bloodier than average colposcopy? Or a patient
> called in because she is saturating pads etc every 15-30 minutes so you
> bring her into the office and is a mess after you examine her ... Even
> with a paper towel or a chux pad - walking out through a hall to a
> bathroom is not fun in that situation!
>
> I think it is just not a good idea to not have a sink in the exam room.
> Yes it is costly ... but they should be in each room.
>
> At my prior workplace, when we made an addition and the ObGyn dept had a
> totally new wing - there was either 1 bathroom per exam room - or a BR
> between 2 (with a door into each exam room). So not just sinks but
> bathrooms and that was really great. But expensive to build.
>
> Joanne
>
> At Wed, 25 Jul 2007, Richard Chudacoff wrote:
>>
>>There will be a bathroom available. Besides, they aren't doing the exam,
>>are
>>they ;-). Good question though
>>
>>--
>>Richard Chudacoff, MD, FACOG
>>Las Vegas International Center for Advanced Gynecologic Care
>>(Specializing in minimally and non-invasive surgery)
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net [mailto:ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net] On Behalf Of Andrew
>>Folley
>>Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 3:53 PM
>>To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L
>>Subject: Re: sinks vs. sanitizers
>>
>>Will the patients want to wash their hands after the exam? agf
>>
>>>From: "Richard Chudacoff" <rchudacoff@mylinuxisp.com>
>>>Reply-To: ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net
>>>To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L <ob-gyn-l@dns.obgyn.net>
>>>Subject: sinks vs. sanitizers
>>>Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2007 15:56:36 -0500
>>>
>>>I'm building out a new office space. I'm trying to justify the need to
>>>cut
>>>the foundation to put sinks in every exam room. It would seem to me that
>>>just having the antibacterial sanitizers in every room would suffice and
>>>probably be more antiseptic than sinks with sloshing water. The architect
>>>questioned whether legally or community standard required sinks. He
>>>agrees
>>>that it would be a huge cost savings to just have the sinks in the
>>>bathrooms
>>>and lab/autoclave area.
>>>
>>>Thoughts?
>>>
>>>Richard Chudacoff, MD, FACOG
>>>
>>>Las Vegas International Center for Advanced Gynecologic Care
>>>
>>>(Specializing in minimally and non-invasive surgery)
>>>
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> Joanne Bulley, MD, FACOG
> Solo gyn
> Keene, NH USA
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