Some VA healthcare centers told to improve cleanliness

Inspectors looked at 51 randomly selected VA health facilities across the country


A newly released report for the Office of Inspector General for the Veterans Health Administration showed cleanliness needs to be improved at some VA healthcare centers, according to an article on the Boston 25 News website.

Inspectors looked at 51 randomly selected VA health facilities across the country.

Dirty ventilation grills were found in 18 percent of the VA locations inspected. 

Dirty floors and furnishings were found at more than 60 of the main facility patient care areas.

Read the article.



October 22, 2019


Topic Area: Environmental Services


Recent Posts

Resilience Planning in Remote Healthcare Facilities

Assumptions about equipment failures and response times change when a hospital is hundreds of miles from the nearest major city.


Missouri Southern State University Opens Roy Blunt Health Science Innovation Center

The project broke ground in April 2024.


HCA Florida Unveils Plans for New Cape Coral Hospital

The planned hospital will be located where HCA Florida Cape Coral Emergency currently operates.


5 Reasons Engineering is the Edge in Healthcare Master Planning

The most successful plans go further to unlock smarter investments, improve resilience and enable better patient outcomes.


Building an AI-Ready Healthcare Facility 

Creating a secure, standardized data foundation can help facilities teams put AI to work more effectively.


 
 


FREE Newsletter Signup Form

News & Updates | Webcast Alerts
Building Technologies | & More!

 
 
 


All fields are required. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

 
 
 
 

Healthcare Facilities Today membership includes free email newsletters from our facility-industry brands.

Facebook   Twitter   LinkedIn   Posts

Copyright © 2023 TradePress. All rights reserved.