Healthcare facilities have long practiced the art of the high-touch surface audit. Any lapse in the healthcare housekeeping regimen can have devastating consequences. But the practices developed by these teams are also useful for preventing germs and viruses in other environments. Teams that service schools, office buildings, retail buildings, and Read more…
Mark Heller is the president of Hygiene Performance Solutions, a consulting and coaching firm. He works with hospitals, long-term care facilities, and other organizations to help them improve their cleaning and disinfecting processes. His experience as a healthcare executive — and advising other organizations — gives him incredible insight into the Read more…
Janitorial quality control is always important, but the stakes are unusually high for hospitals and healthcare facilities. Renee Kavanagh, the Environmental Services Coordinator for Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine, Ohio, says it all comes down to safety. “Working in a hospital environment, obviously we deal with infectious things,” she says. Read more…
