Wednesday, April 29, 2009

HOSPITAL GOWNS

The hospital patient garment,
A source it is of torment.
It will be redesigned
With improving it in mind.
Surely that won't harm it.
The Roanoke Times, 22 April 2009:
HOSPITALS
Designer wants to make gowns less revealing
"RALEIGH, N.C -- Federal law prevents hospitals from revealing information on a patient, but hospital gowns occasionally allow a patient to reveal too much of themselves."
"The News & Observer newspaper of Raleigh reports that a North Carolina State University design team is working to end the issue of partial disclosure."
"It's not the first time someone has tried to conceal what is sometimes exposed because of the gown's flimsy fabric and looslely tied open back. But North Carolina State textile design professor Traci Lamar has the financial backing and research to develop a restyled garment that could finally be practical for hospitals across the country."
"Researchers hope to have the product ready for market in about two years."

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