<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news-events/downstate-update/digest/issue-03/biovigil-clean-hands-protect.html" dsn="blogs"><featured/><categories>Downstate Health</categories><pubDate>07/29/2026 04:47:47 PM</pubDate><title>Every Clean Hand Protects a Patient</title><sub-title/><description>Hand hygiene may seem like a routine part of the workday, but its impact can be lifesaving. Our hands move constantly between patients, equipment, workstations, phones, door handles, and other surfaces. Without proper hand hygiene, germs can travel just as quickly.</description><author>Office of Communications &amp; Marketing</author><image><img xmlns:ouc="http://omniupdate.com/XSL/Variables" src="/news-events/downstate-update/2026/july/_images/biovigil-training-poster-cover-2026.png" alt="Biovigil Training Poster"/></image><loc>/var/staging/oucampus/suny-downstate/downstate/news-events/downstate-update/digest/issue-03/biovigil-clean-hands-protect.xml</loc><tags><tag>Downstate Health</tag></tags><categories><category>Downstate Health</category></categories></item>