Environmental Services - September 2014
Five operating room cleaning checklists
Routine disinfection is associated with significant reductions in surgical site and other patient infections
9/29/2014
Derry renal facility honored for environmental services
Altnagelvin Hospital in Derry, Ireland, was honored in a Best Kept Healthcare Facility competition
9/26/2014
How to stop viruses from contaminating buildings
Contamination of just a single doorknob or tabletop can result in the spread of viruses throughout healthcare facilities
9/15/2014
UV robots battle HAIs
UV-C light, a part of the UV spectrum, can kill pathogens like C. diff and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus that cause HAIs
9/15/2014
Survey names 10 cleanest Chicago hospitals
Facilities chosen from Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems survey data
9/12/2014
Magazine names two ES Departments of the Year
MD Anderson Cancer Center, Wentworth-Douglass Hospital honored
9/9/2014
Quiet Kit helps raise patient satisfaction scores
Dignity Health hospital distributes kit to all patients throughout its system to give them more control over their environment
9/2/2014