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<p>In the name of patient safety, we have heard calls for &ldquo;bare below the elbows&rdquo; care in hospital wards, and now the American College of Surgeons is strongly urging surgical workers to drop the common practice of wearing scrubs in public.</p>

Surgical Group Calls for No Scrubs Beyond the Hospital

Do clothes make the healthcare worker?

In the name of patient safety, we have heard calls for “bare below the elbows” care in hospital wards, and now the American College of Surgeons is strongly urging surgical workers to drop the common practice of wearing scrubs in public.