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.
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By understanding how microbes attach, organize, and protect themselves on surfaces, healthcare leaders can better evaluate disinfectants and redesign cleaning processes.
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One in 43 long-term care residents acquires a healthcare-associated infection, making cleaning long-term-care facilities a challenge.
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Appropriate facility management protocols that prioritize cleaning and disinfection with nontoxic products will be central to U.S. hospitality during this year’s World Cup.
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When the right flooring is in place and properly maintained, it becomes easier for cleaning crews to manage dust, allergens, and fine particulate matter, allowing them to maintain consistent indoor environmental quality in busy, high-traffic buildings.
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Get practical insights on how to properly approach biohazard incidents, protect workers, reduce risk, and avoid common cleanup mistakes.
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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.
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Increasingly, excellence in the meetings and events industry is measured by how well facilities protect people and support public health.
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Environmental services staff play a critical role in preventing the spread of infectious pathogens in healthcare facilities.
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Technology, such as RFID sensors and ultraviolet light disinfection is taking an old problem—the transmission of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs)—and looking at new ways to prevent it.
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Mass gatherings on the scale of the World Cup bring millions of people into close contact across shared spaces, creating known risks for infectious disease outbreaks
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Strengthening infection prevention and maintaining indoor environmental health requires winter-specific cleaning shifts as people spend more time indoors with reduced ventilation and longer viral persistence on surfaces in colder, drier air.
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Registration is now open for the Healthcare Surfaces Summit 2026 taking place May 5 to 6.
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Scientists estimated that bacterial antimicrobial resistance was responsible for 1.27 million global deaths in 2019 and will cause 10 million deaths by 2050.
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Tim Cromley is the Clean Hands Man, a hand-hygiene advocate who has traveled the world inspecting wash-stations, challenging compromises and promoting touch-free solutions.
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Implementing a holistic indoor air quality strategy involves careful selection of certified cleaning products and green building materials, rigorous adherence to improved cleaning protocols, and comprehensive staff training.
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