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Yearlong study maps diversity and flow of microbes in new hospital
Hospital Microbiome Project brings new insight on microbial interaction between patients and surfaces
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Environmental Services
AHE Perspective
Celebrating National Healthcare Environmental Services Week
It's the perfect time to highlight the work of this crucial health care department
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Environmental Services
Lessons learned from an UV implementation project
Academic medical center learns that adaptability, training and oversight are keys to success
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Environmental Services
Selecting and implementing a UV disinfection system
Six steps to adopting new cleaning technology
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Infection prevention
Hospital studies effectiveness of hand-hygiene monitoring systems
Emory University is using a CDC grant to evaluate how electronic systems impact compliance and HAIs
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Environmental services
AHE, university partner to launch ES educational program, certificate
First-ever academic certificate in health care environmental services in a hospitality program
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Interview
Working for a safer, healthier care environment
AHE Executive Director Patti Costello on challenges for those who clean and maintain care facilities
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Environmental services
Heading off a Norovirus outbreak at Johns Hopkins
How the Baltimore hospital contained an infection problem using robust measures
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Environmental services
Decreasing contagion in high-traffic health care facility areas
Strategies to minimize the risk of transmission and infection in public health care spaces
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AHE perspective
Moving into a state of improved productivity
Common hurdles environmental services managers must overcome to implement new programs
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