Hand hygiene is one of the most effective ways to reduce hospital infections, yet research shows that on average doctor and health care worker hand washing compliance rate is 50%. Consumers Union is asking you to write letters to your local paper calling on hospitals to release their hand hygiene compliance rates.

Hand washing compliance is an important measure to determine patients' exposure to dangerous infections, but we are generally in the dark about our hospital's record on hand hygiene.

Please write a letter to your local paper asking your local hospital to release its hand hygiene compliance rate.

Select your state from the list below and then scroll all the way to the end to compose your letter.

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