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Infection Control
Environmental services staff play a critical role in preventing the spread of infectious pathogens in healthcare facilities.
ArticleBest Practices for Contractor Oversight
Facility Management
Take the time to build relationships with your building service contractors, so communication is open, not just corrective.
ArticleThe Faces Behind Hospital Cleaning
Infection Control
CMM spoke with Kendall Jones, building service supervisor at the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System (UI Health), about her new career in the cleaning industry.
ArticleThe Faces Behind School Cleaning
Training
CMM spoke with Edward Smith III, executive director of facilities at Tuscaloosa City Schools in Alabama, about the important role of professional cleaners in education facilities.
ArticleOver the course of nearly four years, the Martinsburg VA Medical Center went from No. 55 to No. 1 in cleanliness among all VA facilities in its category throughout the nation.
ArticleRolling Out the ‘New’ IEHA
Health and Safety
A fresh brand identity and focus positions IEHA for the future.
ArticleInfection Control on Campus
Infection Control
How EVS staff can prevent the spread of norovirus and MRSA as part of their infection control efforts on college campuses this school year.
ArticleInfection Prevention: EVS Leads the Way With Interdisciplinary Teamwork
Infection Control
To eliminate health care-acquired infections and keep patients safe, health care facilities need an interdisciplinary team made up of surgical services and infection prevention personnel, with environmental services staff leading the way.
ArticleHow to Prevent Unintentional Needlesticks in Health Care Environments
Health and Safety
Do you know what to do in the event of a HAPC occurrence? These questions must be addressed to alleviate anxiety and confusion when needlesticks occur.
ArticleTake Infection Control Personally
Infection Control
There are low-cost and no-cost solutions to making your personal lives and spaces safer and to reducing threats of infections around you.
ArticleSingle-use microfiber mops have the same cleaning attributes of reusable microfiber mops with the added benefit of eliminating the laundry process.
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