Environmental Services

 

The Infection Control Today® environmental services (EVS) page recognizes the team responsible for sanitation and cleaning within the health care system. EVS personnel are an integral component of infection prevention in the hospital, working closely together with the health care staff to ensure patient safety and hygiene standards. ICT® keeps a close eye on developments in the environmental services industry and reports on any peer-reviewed literature. This page also features video interviews with EVS and the professionals who interact with them.

Despite Little Interaction With Patients, IPs Play Huge Role in Keeping Them Safe

January 25, 2022

The ability to be an excellent infection preventionist requires lifelong learning and taking the initiative to grow professionally.

Viewpoint: COVID-19 Forever Cancels the Old Normal

January 24, 2022

Contrary to the “vaccinate and all will be well” narrative, “mild” does not mean just avoiding hospitalization, nor does surviving a COVID-19 acute illness means you have recovered. Vaccines are an important layer of armor but they, in themselves, will not stop COVID-19.

Make Personal Protective Equipment Fit Sterile Processing

January 21, 2022

The successful combination of products and the adoption and application of science-based practices will help the sterile processing profession rise above challenges to protecting frontline technicians.

Add Biopreparedness to IP Checklist

January 03, 2022

Now is the time for infection preventionists to harness the current attention to biopreparedness and use the momentum to build the foundations for strong local programs that can be sustained through future waves of competing priorities.

How Air, Hand, and Surface Hygiene Create Healthier Spaces

December 27, 2021

There are many facets to creating smarter, healthier health care spaces through infection control and prevention, but these tips can help generate a cohesive, adaptable and curative plan.

Changes COVID-19 Brought to Long-Term Care Facilities

December 13, 2021

Having an infection preventionist on site or as a consultant to lead infection prevention and control training makes a difference. The ability to screen, isolate, or group patients can save lives. Ongoing testing of residents and staff is critical.

Weekly Rounds with Infection Control Today: Omicron’s Symptoms, Biopreparedness, Electrostatic Cleaners

December 10, 2021

Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today’s highlights for the week ending December 10.

CDC Spreads Fight Against Antibiotic Overprescribing Over the World

December 09, 2021

CDC’s Michael Craig: “Every country is an importer and an exporter of resistance…. And our hope is that this could be a jumpstart to help some of these countries start to build the capacity that is needed everywhere.”

Going Deep: Cleaning Potential of Electrostatic Sprayers

December 06, 2021

The electrostatic sprayer method kills nearly 100% of pathogens. It also kills the COVID-19 virus. But is that overkill?

Ventilation: What Schools Can Learn from Hospitals

November 17, 2021

As part of infection prevention against COVID-19, schools spent millions of federal dollars trying to upgrade ventilation systems. That money has been ill-spent, warn some experts.