Hygienic flooring essential choice for healthcare

Pathogens can spread from the floor to hands and other high-touch surfaces throughout a hospital room


Every material in the built environment, such as surfaces and interior finishes, can foster or improve hygienic efforts for staff and patient safety, according to an article one the Facility Executive website.

According to the American Journal of Infection Control in 2017, hospital floors are often excluded as a potential source for infection; however, pathogens can spread from the floor to hands and other high-touch surfaces throughout a hospital room. 

Plus, many hospital rooms have high-touch objects in direct contact with the floor, including personal items, medical devices and supplies.

 Monolithic flooring made of premium rubber is homogenous and has an extremely dense nonporous surface, which inherently repels dirt and does not serve as a medium to the propagation of microorganisms. 

Read the article.

 

 



July 7, 2020


Topic Area: Interior Design


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