Environmental Services - January 2017
More cleaning staff at hospitals urged
The Ontario Council of Hospital Unions says there isn’t sufficient cleaning staff to keep hospitals clean
1/20/2017
Technology's impact on hospital hygiene is growing
New survey says modernized healthcare equipment can have a significant impact
1/19/2017
Cuts to environmental services staff lead to rise in hospital-acquired infections, study says
Union representatives drew a relationship between hospital underfunding and a rise in preventable deaths
1/12/2017
Healthcare facility environmental services managers share top concerns
Role of the environmental services department in patient care often underestimated
1/12/2017
Designing for long-term care infection control
Designers should take every opportunity to protect against possible bacterial and infectious agents
1/11/2017
Flu sweeping through Canadian nursing facilities linked to 15 deaths
Seventeen care facilities in British Columbia are believed to be affected
1/9/2017
Hospital trust called pest controllers more than once a week last year
The trust in Cumbria, U.K., called in pest controllers 58 times during the 2015/16 year
1/9/2017
Healthcare facility's environmental services team behind infection prevention and control efforts
Infection prevention and control team at Salisbury District Hospital focuses on patient safety
1/6/2017
Dead mice, insects found near facility's instrument sterilization area
Officials are advising patients to get tested for hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV
1/5/2017