Focus: Infection Control

2018 Environmental Services Departments of the Year named

The award recognizes and celebrates best practices in cleaning and caring for the healthcare environment efficiently and effectively


The winners of the 2018 Environmental Services Departments of the Year have been named in an article on the Health Facilities Management website. 

Presented by the Association for the Health Care Environment (AHE) and sponsored by Tork, the award recognizes and celebrates best practices in cleaning and caring for the healthcare environment efficiently and effectively.

The 2018 winners are:

• 500+ beds: Memorial Medical Center, Springfield, Ill.

• 250-499 beds: Children’s Medical Center Dallas

• 1-249 beds: Jane Phillips Medical Center/St. John Health System, Bartlesville, Okla.

Read the article.

 



September 12, 2018


Topic Area: Infection Control


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