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
June 19, 2018
Topic Area: Infection Control
Wider View: Planning LED Upgrades Across a Healthcare PortfolioUpgrade planning has to start with a systemwide, portfolio approach rather than a site-by-site mindset.
Cone Health Plans Hospital in Forsyth County of North CarolinaThe 198,593 square-foot facility will be in southeast Forsyth County.
Carvel Autism Health to Open New Therapy Clinic in Altoona, IowaThe clinic features colorful, sensory-friendly spaces where children work one-on-one with therapists.
Cleanliness in Hospitals: Clinical Priority and Community PerceptionEVS managers and communities value cleanliness for complementary reasons: managers for safety and compliance, communities for trust and comfort.
Dana-Farber Receives $50M Gift for Planned Cancer HospitalA $50 million grant from the Yawkey Foundation will support construction of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute’s planned 450,000-square-foot cancer hospital.