Healthcare workers at two of the system’s five hospitals currently don the new isolation gowns, Inova reported June 13 to the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology.
Before collaborating with a sports clothing manufacturer, the Falls Church, Va.-based health system operated with, then tossed, 3.1 million single-use gowns each year, according to the press release.
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