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Environmental Services

Study looks at UV impact on HAIs

Researchers took a before and after look at the impact of UV disinfection on C. difficile infection rates
June 2, 2020
Jamie Morgan
Researchers took a before and after look at the impact of UV disinfection on C. difficile infection rates.
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Environmental Services

Waging the battle against COVID-19

Expert provides cleaning and disinfection advice for environmental services professionals during unprecedented time
May 14, 2020
Doe Kley, R.N., CIC, MPH, T-CHEST
Expert provides cleaning and disinfection advice for environmental services professionals during unprecedented time.
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Decontaminating high-risk patient settings

Assessing sources of contamination within care settings that serve vulnerable patients
April 28, 2020
Sue Barnes, R.N., CIC, FAPIC
Assessing sources of contamination within care settings that serve vulnerable patients.
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Environmental Services

Robots assist Stanford Hospital’s environmental services team

The 23 TUG robots help with routine tasks to free EVS staff for more complex duties
April 22, 2020
Andrew Dickey
The 23 TUG robots help with routine tasks to free EVS staff for more complex duties.
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Environmental Services

Interior finishes and infection prevention

Five infection prevention features to look for when selecting health care interior finishes
March 23, 2020
Dan Bennett, CHESP, MT-CHEST
Five infection prevention features to look for when selecting health care interior finishes.
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Environmental Services

Infection control during construction

Steps to create an infection control risk assessment for health facilities projects
March 23, 2020
Ellen Taylor, Ph.D., AIA, MBA, EDAC
Steps to create an infection control risk assessment for health facilities projects.
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Environmental services

Science-based health care cleaning

EVS director develops effective and system-changing program on the way to achieving AHE designation
January 23, 2020
John Scherberger, FAHE, T-CSCT
EVS director develops effective and system-changing program on the way to achieving AHE designation.
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Environmental Services

Study: Opinions differ on UV devices

Clinicians, EVS staff and patients have different views on UV devices, according to recent study
January 15, 2020
Jamie Morgan
Clinicians, EVS staff and patients have different views on UV devices, according to recent study.
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Environmental Services

University of Utah Health's six-phase methodology

The university follows a best practice to build trust between the organization and its EVS vendor
November 21, 2019
Jessica Rivera, Dane Falkner, and Steve Johnson
The university follows a best practice to build trust between the organization and its EVS vendor.
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Building stakeholder value into EVS contracts

Continuous improvement and systemic respect are foundational to working with vendors
November 21, 2019
Jessica Rivera, Steve Johnson, and Dane Falkner
Continuous improvement and systemic respect are foundational to working with vendors.
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