Role of the environmental services department in patient care often underestimated
Healthcare facility environmental services managers shared their top concerns in a roundup of articles on the Health Facilities Management website.
The key environmental services topics included:
• Improving operating room cleaning efficiency by developing a Lean, collaborative process
• Developing a hospital floor-cleaning program with daily, periodic and restorative maintenance procedures
January 12, 2017
Topic Area: Environmental Services
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