Health Care

Many disinfectants degrade or damage common healthcare surfaces, over time creating cracks and pits where microbes can hide and multiply. Over time, this damage creates microscopic cracks, pits, and fissures that form microbial reservoirs where microbes can hide and multiply, safe from the biocides used to destroy them.

By understanding how microbes attach, organize, and protect themselves on surfaces, healthcare leaders can better evaluate disinfectants and redesign cleaning processes.

Leland Bonaparte, a hospital division manager at the Naval Medical Center in San Diego, has 20 years of environmental services experience

CMM spoke with Edward Smith III, an environmental services (EVS) professional for an Alabama school district, about his methods for tackling problem areas in the more than 20 schools he serves.

Cleaning & Maintenance Management's infection prevention webinar offers practical tips on how front-end workers can help stop the spread of disease-causing germs.

Environmental services staff play a critical role in preventing the spread of infectious pathogens in healthcare facilities.

Scientists estimated that bacterial antimicrobial resistance was responsible for 1.27 million global deaths in 2019 and will cause 10 million deaths by 2050.

CMM spoke with Gregory Gardner about his environmental services (EVS) challenges and solutions at a Florida hospital as director of EVS at Crothall Healthcare.

The difference between a properly trained healthcare cleaning team and an unprepared contractor can be measured in patient outcomes and regulatory violations.

ISSA President Laurie Sewell joins ISSA Media Director Jeff Cross to explore the central theme that unites all corners of the cleaning and facility services world: health.

Electrolyzed water, an eco-friendly alternative to traditional chemical-based disinfectants, is produced through an electrochemical process.

CMM spoke with Marilyn Clifton about her environmental services (EVS) strategies as senior manager of support services at La Rabida Children’s Hospital in Chicago.