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Field Report: Environmental Services
Coating keeps floor clear of damage
California hospital fights wear from alcohol-based solvents with flooring solution
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Environmental Services
Environmental services
Pest prevention for health facilities
Developing an integrated pest management plan with a four-step checklist
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Infection control
High-touch surfaces can pose risks in long-term care
A recent study highlights the difficulties of keeping high-touch surfaces clean
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Environmental services
Exploring the use of hypochlorous acid for disinfection
Risk mitigation expert breaks down the components of HOCI and how it can help hospital environmental services departments
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Infection control
Researching UVC disinfection scheduling methods
UVC disinfection in operating rooms should be tailored to procedure type and length of time, according to recent study
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Environmental Services
Playing a key role in project planning
The environmental services leader’s crucial function in hospital design and construction
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Field Report: Infection prevention
Sanitizers integrated into IPC program
A shoe sanitization system helps to keep harmful pathogens from being tracked in and out of facility
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Infection prevention
PPE monitors help to reduce transmission
A North Carolina hospital trained and deployed PPE monitors as part of its COVID-19 mitigation strategy
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Environmental services
Developing an EVS compliance plan
Using accreditation requirements as a template for a health care environmental services program
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Environmental services
Study looks into COVID-19 surface contamination
Researchers say they observed simultaneous increases in surface contamination and patient census
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