If you are anywhere near Vancouver Washington, then you are aware of a measles outbreak. However, another great question is whether your hospital grade disinfectant you are currently using will kill the virus. We are all aware that the measles virus can be very dangerous, particularly to those who have not been vaccinated. Especially babies… Read more »
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Can your physical environment improve health care?
There was a recent article in the Health Facilities Management Magazine (HFMM) addressing ways the physical environment can help improve health care. After reading the article, it got me thinking about all the ways our health care facilities could greatly benefit from truly understanding how their physical environment can help with patient safety. In 2015… Read more »
Infection Control in Long Term Healthcare Facilities
There was a great article in the Infection Control Today online issue pertaining to proper environmental cleaning and disinfecting in long term care facilities. National surveys confirm the continuing high prevalence of infections in residents of long-term care facilities (LTCFs). Infections have proven to be one of long-term care’s most troubling problems; a significant source… Read more »
A New Year Resolution
As I was trying to think of a good topic to write about I started thinking about the New Year and what a good New Year Resolution may be for our company as a whole. I personally was never any good at creating or sticking to a resolution. It’s like sticking to a diet or… Read more »
Evaluating the Right Auditing Program for Your Facility
With all the new requirements and improved gadgets/devices popping up to help improve Infection Control (IC) efforts, it can feel daunting. We all clearly understand the urgent need for better Infection Control, but especially for smaller ambulatory environments when is it too much? ASC’s operate like small businesses. They don’t have an entire staff dedicated… Read more »
2014 Changes to Environmental Cleaning Requirments
Welcome to 2014! As most of you begin to update your regulatory documents and revise any outdated regulations or recommended practices for your facility, I thought I would make you apprised to a few of the changes that have been made regarding environmental cleaning for hospitals and Ambulatory Surgery Centers. We all know that auditors… Read more »
The Importance of Environmental Hygiene in our Healthcare
There was a special report sent out in a recent issue of Infection Control Today (ICT). The report was on the topic of Environmental Cleaning and Monitoring For Infection Prevention. Which is a great topic to be addressing as it pertains directly to MediClean and you, our local health care facilities. Over the past few… Read more »
The Dangers of Pathogens on Soft Surfaces
Over the last few months I have noticed an increase topic in our healthcare community regarding soft surfaces and how we can properly disinfect them. Well there now is a product on the market claiming to help with this concern. Below is an article found on InfectionControlToday.com published just a few weeks ago. I highly… Read more »
How well do you know your surface disinfection?
Boy has it been a busy start to the year. Not that I am complaining at all, but it is nice to finally be able to do some catching up on my reading from some of our industry magazines. I strive to do my best to stay on top of new and important information… Read more »
24-Hr Terminal Clean for ALL Procedure and Operating Rooms
According to the Oregon Patient Safety Commission: “Terminal cleaning of each operating and procedure room will be completed daily when the scheduled procedures are completed for the day. Unused rooms should be cleaned once during each 24-hour period during the regularly scheduled work week because personnel entering unused rooms and moving equipment and supplies in… Read more »