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Re: sinks vs. sanitizers From: Douglas Krell (dkrell@msn.com) Wed Jul 25 18:05:09 2007 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Joanne Bulley, MD: "Re: sinks vs. sanitizers" Previous message: Richard Chudacoff: "Re: sinks vs. sanitizers" In reply to: Garry E. Siegel, M.D.: "Re: sinks vs. sanitizers" Next in thread: Henry Gregor: "Re: sinks vs. sanitizers" I've worked in exam rooms without sinks. As horrible as it sounds, ultimately we were able to get by with a large basin under the cabinet. I could turn around and deposit dirty instruments/speculums there after the exam. The poor staff though. They had the dirty work of cleaning up at the end of the day. Douglas Krell MD >From: garrys@mindspring.com (Garry E. Siegel, M.D.) >Reply-To: ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net >To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L <ob-gyn-l@dns.obgyn.net> >Subject: Re: sinks vs. sanitizers >Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2007 17:13:33 -0500 > >Our satellite office is an old orthopedic suite that we took over, and >several exam rooms don't have sinks, and it was simply foolhardy to >retrofit them. > >Not having a sink is awful--sometimes the speculum is bloody, etc., and >you need a place to put it, or you get "stuff" on your hands (despite >gloves) and want to wash. Those are for starters. > >I hope never to be in an office without them. > >Garry > >At Wed, 25 Jul 2007, Richard Chudacoff wrote: > > > >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) > > > >-- >Garry E. Siegel, M.D. >Private Practice >Roswell, GA Next message: Joanne Bulley, MD: "Re: sinks vs. sanitizers" Previous message: Richard Chudacoff: "Re: sinks vs. sanitizers" In reply to: Garry E. Siegel, M.D.: "Re: sinks vs. sanitizers" Next in thread: Henry Gregor: "Re: sinks vs. sanitizers"

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