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Preventing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) is the top financial priority for the next 12 months for one-quarter of respondents in a recent survey of acute and post-acute healthcare providers conducted by GP PRO. This as 84% of respondents noted that the number of such infections has somewhat or significantly increased since the onset of COVID and 39% say preventing HAIs is worth investing more in than they currently do.

Whether it’s a leaky faucet, a lack of toilet tissue, or a less-than-pleasant odor, it seems customers can always find something to complain about when it comes to public restrooms. But there are steps that can be taken to help avoid or quickly address these issues before they become grievances.

A GP PRO survey into the return-on-investment of smart restroom technology found that two-thirds of property managers and 57% of commercial real estate brokers believe it warrants more than a 3% premium above base rent if it helps ensure consistently clean and well-stocked restrooms.

In a survey of consumer handwashing habits, GP PRO found that the majority of consumers rank killing germs as the most important attribute of the hand soap they use, but they are putting increasing emphasis on the soap also being gentle and moisturizing.

The Cleaning Coalition of America has welcomed four industry leading manufacturers in the hygiene and facility management space, including GP PRO, as Official Partners who will work alongside its founders, who include six of the nation’s largest facility management services companies, to help shape measures to protect public health.

Proper hand hygiene in healthcare settings is vital to helping reduce the incidence of cross contamination and healthcare-associated infections, yet compliance with facility protocols among healthcare workers remains consistently low. GP PRO research findings uncover the current rate of complete compliance as well as what barriers to hand hygiene compliance healthcare workers face.

Hand hygiene compliance in healthcare workers can be deterred by a variety of barriers to hand hygiene, according to recent research.* Unfortunately, these inconvenient barriers can limit clinicians’ hand sanitizing opportunities in important moments. The Top 5 list below can be useful for facilities concerned with overcoming barriers to hand hygiene compliance. Read on!

Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) remain a critical problem in healthcare facilities across the country and the globe. Since 1972, the Association for Professionals in Infection Prevention and Epidemiology (APIC) has worked to create an organized and systematic approach to reducing and preventing HAIs. Similarly, GP PRO has a long history of developing innovative solutions to help improve hygiene. As an APIC Strategic Partner, GP PRO is now working together with APIC’s 15,000 infection preventionist members, as well as other leaders in the area of infection prevention and control, to help identify and eliminate the barriers to proper hand hygiene that might inadvertently contribute to the incidence of HAIs.

Not only is Globe Life Field, home of the Texas Rangers, the newest Major League Baseball facility, it is also the first such facility to leverage GP PRO’s KOLO™ Smart Monitoring System. The KOLO system helps keep restrooms clean, in working order, and fully stocked with toilet paper, paper towels, soap, and hand sanitizer. For Globe Life Field, the technology is home run when it comes to cleanliness and the fan experience.

In the wake of students vandalizing school restrooms, GP PRO, a leading manufacturer of advanced dispensing solutions, offered impacted schools no-cost replacement paper towel, toilet tissue, and soap dispensers. In total, the company donated a total of 258 dispensers to help ensure students and staff could continue practicing proper handwashing as the COVID-19 Delta variant continues to circulate in the U.S.

June 2021 survey of 1,000 individuals conducted by GP PRO, a division of Georgia-Pacific, found that 48% of respondents increased their participation in away-from-home activities in the previous 60 days. Of that group, 32% listed the efforts businesses have taken to provide a safe and hygienic environment as one reason they are confident leaving home.

By combining a wearable, work-friendly sanitizing device with real-time, cloud-based reporting and personalized feedback, the SafeHaven® Hand Hygiene Monitoring System from GP PRO helps improve hand hygiene among healthcare professionals. Gulfside Healthcare Services in Tampa, Fla., is the first healthcare provider of its kind to use the system.

Surgical site infections (SSIs) are the second most common type of adverse events affecting hospitalized patients. Causes of SSIs can include everything from a patient’s pre-existing health conditions to the surgical technique applied to the cleanliness of surgical suite surfaces. But there are measures that can be taken to repel infectious agents and ensure surgical safety.

The coronavirus pandemic put a spotlight on long-standing issues hospitals and healthcare facilities face in preventing the spread of hospital-acquired infections (HAIs). It also provided infection prevention staff an opportunity to take a more active role in selecting infection prevention solutions.

Since the start of COVID, the average number of hand sanitizer units across facility types grew from 23 to more than 40 units per facility, and some of that growth is expected to remain once the pandemic has ended. This according to an April 2021 survey by GP PRO, a leading provider of advanced dispensing solutions for commercial facilities.

COVID-related mandates, guidelines and best practices are driving facilities to invest time and money into enhanced cleaning, sanitization and disinfection practices. This at a time when many businesses are struggling to recover from the pandemic’s financial hit. To help facilities improve hygiene and reducing operating costs, GP PRO’s Julie Howard offers five tips.

CBRE has named GP PRO’s KOLO™ Smart Monitoring System a 2020 Best Healthy Workplace Solution. The award was one of four given through CBRE’s 2020 Supplier Partner Innovation Challenge, which recognized products and technologies critical to helping re-open workplaces worldwide. The KOLO System is GP PRO’s IoT-enabled solution for hygiene task management and towel, tissue, soap, and sanitizer dispenser monitoring.

Improved hand hygiene compliance within the healthcare setting has long been considered a means of reducing the incidence of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). Due to increased innovation and technological advancements, hand hygiene systems, such as GP PRO’s SafeHaven® Personal Hand Hygiene System, are leading the way in helping to create positive change in hand hygiene compliance and the incidence of HAIs.

 Role modeling on hand hygiene and environmental cleanliness within the hospital can empower patients to continue these healthy behaviors in their communities and at home.

Now, more than ever, proper workplace hygiene is also critical in reducing illness. 

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) was the busiest airport in the world—until COVID-19, when air travel screeched to a halt. In an effort to renew consumer confidence in flying, ATL partnered with GP PRO to further elevate its hygiene practices with hi-tech, data-driven solutions.

As the nation and world strive to combat COVID-19, new public health guidelines have been laid out to protect building occupants. Those guidelines have brought hygiene to the forefront and have heightened occupant expectations as it relates to hygiene.

When complaint calls come your way, our guess is that much of the time, they involve the restroom. When public restrooms are well maintained, the benefits go beyond reduction of complaints.

The Restaurant Revival Campaign urges diners to learn more about the steps restaurants are taking to keep them safe and encourages them to once again enjoy on-premise dining.

GP PRO conducted a number of consumer surveys in the fall of 2020 to better understand consumer perceptions around hygiene in public places.

According to recent GP PRO surveys, employees have mixed emotions about returning to work as COVID-19 maintains its grip on America. They also have specific suggestions on what would make them feel confident their workplace is hygiene ready.

Good news for the hardworking men and women keeping facilities clean and safe during these trying times. A GP PRO survey found that consumers regard custodians more highly since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.