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Advice for hospital EVS staff on preparing for a pandemic
Guidance from the Association for the Health Care Environment helps to keep members up to date
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Environmental Services
Environmental Services
EVS planning for COVID-19 recovery
Montefiore Nyack Hospital's environmental services department shares lessons learned as it transitions to routine operations
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Environmental services
Floors may be underappreciated source of contamination
SHEA study says that hospital floors may provide a path of pathogen transmission, warrants further research
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Infection prevention
Studying pathogens on hospital curtains
Researchers test antimicrobial hospital curtains to determine effectiveness
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Environmental services
Environmental services survey provides valuable data insights
AHE's annual survey offers in-depth analysis on health care environmental services field
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Environmental Services
Simple change improves HAI rates
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center switches up its UV disinfection process, sees favorable results
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Environmental services
Selecting floor substrates for performance and maintenance
A brief look at six types of common health care flooring and their maintenance requirements
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Environmental services
Maintaining hospital floor surfaces
Four steps to develop an integrated floor care program that will drive improved results
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Evolving care environments
ASHE President Jeffrey Henne recognizes the environmental services community and its work limit the spread of COVID-19
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Environmental Services
EVS team adapts to fast changes
Dartmouth-Hitchcock combines just-in-time training with proven best practices to battle COVID-19
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