An
infection preventionist for more than 28 years, Olmsted is the
Epidemiologist in Infection Prevention and Control Services for St.
Joseph Mercy Health System (SJMHS) in Ann Arbor, MI. He is a member
of the Steering Committee for FGI’s 2014 Guidelines edition. He has
a bachelor’s degree in Biology and a Master of Public Health in
Epidemiology.
Review the work that engineers and clinicians put into creating an amendment
to the standard for relative humidity in the operating room and other
spaces. The goal was to see whether it was possible to adjust rh
thresholds without affecting patient health, but the associated
potential equipment savings may make facility budget directors feel
the best of all.