CRI
Distributing Health Video Nationwide
Will Trumpet Carpets Benefits in Health Care Setting
Contact: CRI Communications Department, 706.428.2103
Dalton, Ga. (August 30, 2004) A new video entitled Healthy Patients and Healthy Numbers: The Results of Evidence Based Design, which discusses carpets benefits and proper maintenance in the healthcare environment, have been shipped to over 12,000 healthcare personnel throughout the United States.
The
CD-ROM videos are being distributed by the Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI)
in its continuing effort to educate the public on the facts -- and dispel
some of the urban legends -- pertaining to carpet.
The 12,260 people receiving the video mailed last week includes members of the American College of Health Care Administrators (ACHCA), the American Society of HealthCare Engineering (ASHE), and the American Society of Healthcare Environmental Services (ASHES).
In addition to the direct mail distribution of the video, it will be shown at healthcare events and trade shows, as well as other presentations to healthcare administrators, architects, facility managers, and other appropriate audiences. The video is included as part of CRIs continuing education program.
The basis for the video includes several well-known designers and authors who emphasize cutting edge thinking in healthcare design as a way to help with the healing process. It includes facts about carpet care and cost-efficiency, and demonstrates how interior design solutions aid healing and foster patient care.
"It is a fact that the quality of the physical environment plays a key role and can have a tremendous influence on the way a patient reacts to treatment. Carpet provides a therapeutic quality no other floor surface can provide," said Werner Braun, president of the Carpet and Rug Institute.
"Aside from the perspective of safety in helping not only to reduce slips and falls, but the severity of injuries when such an accident does occur, carpet provides a more home-like atmosphere which has proven to reduce stress. It is also well-documented that carpet provides a filter-like effect which keeps allergens and particles out of the breathing zone until they can be removed by proper vacuum cleaning. When you figure into the equation the benefits such as these along with the reduction in staff time and cost to clean and maintain soft floorcoverings, it just makes sense carpet should be utilized whenever possible in a healthcare environment," added Mr. Braun.
The video can also be seen on the CRI website along with the underlying and supportive data at: www.carpet-rug.org/healthcare
