C. difficile protest planned

Outbreak that’s killed 15 in Niagara region hospitals is reason for demonstration.
The protest, in front of the Greater Niagara General Hospital, is planned for Wednesday to call attention to the community’s concerns about how the hospital is managed.
C. difficile has claimed four lives at the hospital.
Nine others have died at the St. Catharines General Hospital and two at the Welland Hospital.
About 42 patients remain in hospital, including 26 who are known to have been infected there.
Niagara Health will begin providing daily briefings on the situation starting tomorrow.
C. difficile causes diarrhea and travels from person-to-person through hand contact.
Handwashing is the best way to stop it from spreading.