Environmental Services

Slide Show: EVS and IP Collaboration

Collaboration between infection preventionists and environmental services professionals is paramount to effective environmental cleaning and improved patient outcomes. ...More
6 days ago
Posted in Galleries, Environmental Hygiene
Infection Prevention, Proper Textile Handling are Key Issues for Laundry, CS Professionals

Infection Control Today spoke with Cindy Molko, CLLM, RLLD, director of linen and central services at Mayo Clinic - Saint Mary's Hospital in Rochester, Minn. about key issues facing laundry and central sterile professionals related to infection prevention. ...More
December 20, 2012
Posted in Articles, Environmental Hygiene
Standard for High-Performance Green Healthcare Facilities Open for Public Review

A prescription for the design, construction and operation of high-performance healthcare facilities would be provided through a proposed standard from ASHRAE and the American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE). ASHRAE/ASHE Standard 189.3P, Standard for the Design, ...More
December 13, 2012
Posted in News, Environmental Hygiene
Patient Safety Extends Into Hospital Pipes, Drains and Power Lines

When you hear the phrase “patient safety,” you might think of tending the patient’s medical needs at the bedside, or of various procedures designed to reduce risk of error regarding identification, medicines, lab tests, etc. What you might not think of is the physical ...More
December 13, 2012
Posted in News, Environmental Hygiene
Slide Show: Insights from 2012 AHE

Infection Control Today present highlights from the annual conference of the Association for the Healthcare Environment (AHE) held Sept. 16-19, 2012 in Phoenix. ...More
September 20, 2012
Posted in Galleries, Environmental Hygiene
AHE and Kimberly-Clark Recognize Extraordinary Environmental Services Professionals

The Association for the Healthcare Environment (AHE), of the AmericanHospital Association (AHA), and Kimberly-Clark announced today the first recipients of the Heart of Healthcare Awards, honoring outstanding frontline environmental services professionals who make a ...More
September 20, 2012
Posted in News, Environmental Hygiene, Hand Hygiene
Caring for the Healthcare Environment: EVS Leading Implementation Science

There has been a lot of chatter about standards of practice for cleaning and surface disinfection or the perceived lack thereof. Evidence- based best practices in environmental services do in fact exist. However, willingness outside of environmental services to accept them ...More
September 20, 2012
Posted in Articles, Environmental Hygiene
Closing the Gap Between Environmental Services and Clinical Research

Earlier this year, the annual meeting of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) brought together thousands of infection preventionists, nurses, vendors and other professionals seriously interested in learning how to be more effective ...More
September 20, 2012
Posted in Articles, Environmental Hygiene
Sneak Peek at AHE 2012

We present an advance look at some of the sessions and other opportunities for professional learning and networking at this year’s annual meeting of the Association for the Healthcare Environment (AHE). ...More
September 6, 2012
Posted in Galleries, Environmental Hygiene
UMF Corporation Seeks Nominations for Third Annual Hygiene Specialist Excellence Award

UMF Corporation, a leading developer of infection prevention products, is seeking nominations for its third annual Hygiene Specialist™ Excellence award. The award was established to acknowledge the invaluable contribution of environmental services (ES), the first line of ...More
September 6, 2012
Posted in News, Environmental Hygiene