Anesthesiology resident Shelby Marquardt invented the Pony scrub hat design as an alternative to the drab, shower-cap styles that were her only option for covering her long hair in the operating room.

"As a general employee, outside of the operating room, scrubs can be worn just like other clothing as part of the uniform." The American Hospital Association has no guidelines on this topic.

A Columbia University Medical Student handbook from 2008 affirms that NY Presbyterian Hospital Operating Room scrub suits—ones that are blue in color—are not permitted outside the patient care ...

According to a study published by the “American Journal of Infection Control” and conducted by the University of Arizona, “some 79 percent of unwashed operating room scrubs tested positive ...

The American Hospital Association has no guidelines on this subject, and according to Sammons, CHOP's only policies concern the operating room: Scrubs worn there cannot leave the hospital—an ...

In the operating room, surgical masks and matching scrubs can make it hard to tell who’s who—at least for outsiders. Patients getting wheeled in might not realize that salespeople working on ...

A survey of 160 healthcare providers revealed their white coats were washed every 12 to 13 days and scrubs every 1.7 days. “Also, healthcare workers may not honestly admit how often they wash ...

Sammons says CHOP only has specific policies when it comes to Operating Room scrubs, and areas of the hospital where instruments are sterilized – scrubs worn there can not leave the hospital, but that ...