Our StorY
Our founder’s grandmother lost her life to a C Diff infection that she acquired while staying in a hospital. We learned C Diff infections are common in hospitals and entirely preventable with access to soap and water. In a hospital, it can be tough for patients to have access to wash their hands, especially when they're confined to a bed.
We created The Portare to make portable hand-washing more accessible and save the lives of grandparents everywhere.
Meet
Angie!
Meet
Angie!
Hand washing. You could say she’s obsessed with it! She knew there had to be a way to provide simple hand washing for all.
Angie Washburn is a respiratory therapist who built her career in Healthcare. She’s also been personally affected by lack of hand-washing when she lost a loved one.
Things that keep her up at night include:
- Why don’t people wash their hands?
- Why is hand washing not part of the patient care plan in healthcare?
- How can we better educate the population on the importance of washing with soap and water on a
regular basis?
