By Ethan Covey
Nearly three-fourths of hospital beds and mattresses are damaged, placing patients at an increased risk for infection, according to findings from a new study.
The study found mattress failures were very common in hospitals, and one-fourth of all bed frames had areas of rust (Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2023;44[3]:501-503).
“Hospital mattresses are the highest touchpoint for every patient, and failed mattresses put patients at risk,” Edmond A. Hooker, MD, DrPH, the