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Asking the Right Questions Guides Solutions to Improving Cleanliness

If we look at the current state of environmental hygiene, what we need to ask ourselves is, “Why is cleanliness still such a problem?” In the past, hospitals have measured cleanliness using patient satisfaction survey responses. There are several pros and cons of this ...More
2 weeks ago
Posted in Articles, Environmental Hygiene
Hospitals Using UV Light to Check Efficacy of its Cleaning Efforts

The Vancouver Sun is reporting on efforts by hospitals under the auspices of the Vancouver Island Health Authority (VIHA) to check on the efficacy of its hygiene efforts by using hand-held ultraviolet lights. VIHA staff will identify and mark 10 high-touch areas in a ...More
3 weeks ago
Posted in News, Environmental Hygiene
Hospitals to Benefit from New Premier Agreements for Housekeeping Products

The Premier healthcare alliance announces that new agreements for housekeeping products have been awarded to 3M Company of Saint Paul, Minn.; Diversey, Inc. of Sturtevant, Wis.; Procter & Gamble Distributing, LLC. of Cincinnati; Spartan Chemical Company, Inc. of Maumee, ...More
4 weeks ago
Posted in News, Environmental Hygiene
Nominations for 2nd Annual Hygiene Specialist Excellence Award Due Dec. 31

Environmental services (ES) managers have until Dec. 31 to nominate the ES professional of their choice for the second annual Hygiene Specialist™ Excellence award. “This award is a great way to start the New Year by recognizing a member of your Environmental Services (ES) ...More
December 15, 2011
Posted in News, Environmental Hygiene
Environmental Services is Being 'Trashed' as Hospitals Cut Costs, Raise HCAHP Scores

A developer of infection prevention systems today said he fears environmental services (ES) is being overlooked as America’s hospitals simultaneously scramble to cut costs and raise levels of patient satisfaction incorporating the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare ...More
November 1, 2011
Posted in News, Environmental Hygiene
AHE Calls for Presentations for 2012 Conference and Healthcare Marketplace

The Association for the Healthcare Environment (AHE) is calling for presenters for the 2012 Annual Conference & Healthcare Marketplace, to be held in Phoenix, Sept. 16-19, 2012. The following is a call for presenters to provide relevant and cutting-edge information, ...More
October 6, 2011
Posted in News, Environmental Hygiene
Hospital ES Professional is a Guardian of Infection Control, Too

There is a nice profile in a regional newspaper, the Niagara Falls Review, in Ontario, Canada, about a healthcare environmental services worker who has a sharp eye for infection control compliance and serves as a significant patient advocate. In the article, "Cleaning staff ...More
October 6, 2011
Posted in Blog, Environmental Hygiene
Panel Tackles Environmental Hygiene-Related Issues

A panel discussion, "Improving Patient Outcomes: Building Bridges Between Infection Preventionists and Environmental Services Professionals," was held at the AHE annual conference Sept. 27, 2011. Panel members were William Rutala and Ruth Carrico, as well as Linda Dickey, ...More
September 29, 2011
Posted in News, Environmental Hygiene
2011 Environmental Services Department of the Year Award Winner Announced

As hospitals continue to focus on ways to improve patient safety by employing best practices in cleaning the hospital environment, Health Forum’s Health Facilities Management magazine and the Association for the Healthcare Environment (AHE) have selected Advocate Christ ...More
September 28, 2011
Posted in News, Environmental Hygiene
AHE, Kimberly-Clark Professional Launch 'The Heart of Healthcare' Campaign to Honor the ES Department

The Association for the Healthcare Environment (AHE), of the American Hospital Association (AHA), today announced that it has partnered with Kimberly-Clark Professional to launch "The Heart of Healthcare," a new, educational campaign designed to recognize and elevate the ...More
September 27, 2011
Posted in News, Environmental Hygiene

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