My recent stay at a local private hospital, due to my having a "stroke", surely opened my eyes. Hospitals are full of bacteria! I say this because cleanliness and hygienic assistance are absent in hospitals. How can patients recover in this environment? Maybe the hospitals count on the contact of new ailments to help hospitals make more money.I had been given large doses of sedatives and anti-histamines in the ER, resulting in my semi-conscious state, adding to the chronic vomiting along with the dizziness for five full days.Needless to say, my hair was smelling funky along with the skin on my neck from all the vomit. However, the hospital staff did not address this issue at all. It was not a concern to the floor staff or the Doctors. Yet, they use TelePrompTers to converse with patients! What does this possibly tell us? The Doctors ignore the negligence of keeping patients clean and bacteria under control, while they, themselves choose to keep distance between themselves and patients, thereby using TelePrompTers.After five full days of this situation, I groggily demanded I receive assistance to a shower or I was ready to crawl to one. The floor staff did not respond, however, a Nurse's aid did volunteer to assist me in a wheelchair to the shower. Thank God! Having been a Nurse I could not phantom this scenario in my wildest of dreams! That was one of the two showers I was able to take in my entire eleven-day stay. The second shower was on the day before I was discharged and a wonderful Nurse's aide helped me that time. I did get to take a "French bath" on the day of my release. Again an occupational therapy worker assisted me in just washing at a sink in my room while she observed my ability to dress myselfThe cleaning of my private room consisted of a Swiffer sweeper and emptying trash. There were no wiping or washing surfaces nor did the bathroom get cleaned except for the trash bin emptied. I was shocked! The bacteria in that place had to add to many diseases, If you ever need to go to the hospital, have your family bring you some spray disinfectant so you can protect yourself in some fashion. I highly recommend Microban spray. It protects for a full twenty-four hours.You could certainly tell this hospital was all about making money and spending none.