1. A system for promoting the hygienic safety of health care workers and patients, comprising: a digital camera; an image processor operatively associated with the digital camera; a logic program operatively associated with the image processor and capable of determining whether a person is within a predetermined viewing area of the digital camera and whether the person is wearing a required medical garment; an annunciator for generating a message if a person is determined to be within the predetermined viewing area of the digital camera and a required medical garment has not been determined to be present by the logic program.