Environmental Services September 2014 - Posts About Healthcare Facilities Management
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9/29/2014
 Five operating room cleaning checklists
Five operating room cleaning checklists
                            Routine disinfection is associated with significant reductions in surgical site and other patient infections
9/26/2014
 Derry renal facility honored for environmental services
Derry renal facility honored for environmental services
                            Altnagelvin Hospital in Derry, Ireland, was honored in a Best Kept Healthcare Facility competition
9/15/2014
 How to stop viruses from contaminating buildings
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 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
9/12/2014
 Survey names 10 cleanest Chicago hospitals
Survey names 10 cleanest Chicago hospitals
                            Facilities chosen from Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems survey data
9/9/2014
 Magazine names two ES Departments of the Year
Magazine names two ES Departments of the Year
                            MD Anderson Cancer Center, Wentworth-Douglass Hospital honored
9/2/2014
 Quiet Kit helps raise patient satisfaction scores
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