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What are Healthcare Restrooms Telling Us?
Magazine & Journal Articles
When health care organizations recognize that it takes a combination of approaches to keep their restrooms clean, they can then build upon an effective strategy to maintain restrooms at a service level that not only meets the expectations of users but also helps to protect their health.
We ARE Environmental Services
Magazine & Journal Articles
Environmental services in hospitals and health care facilities fight to control the spread of pathogens and improve patient outcomes.
AHE Voices, Winter 2013
Magazine & Journal Articles
EXPLORE spoke with Candace Thompson, CHESP, and Lea Beach, CHESP, about infection control, their department’s working relationships with Infection Preventionists (IPs), the latest challenges, how they empower their staff, and best practices for hand-washing and PPE compliance.
AHE Voices, Summer 2014
Magazine & Journal Articles
EXPLORE spoke with Brian Tallmadge, CHESP, assistant chief, Environmental Management Services, at Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center in Charleston, S.C., about the latest technologies available for EVS professionals.
AHE CHESP Extended Review Workshop
Magazine & Journal Articles
CHESP is a premier credential designation demonstrating mastery of maintaining the environment of care.
An Era of Antimicrobial Resistance
Magazine & Journal Articles
Each year, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that over 722,000 hospitalized patients contract a healthcare associated infection (HAI), resulting in over 75,000 deaths. In September 2013, the CDC released new evidence of emergent antimicrobial resistance threats and categorized them into categories of urgency.
Legionellosis, Part 2
Magazine & Journal Articles
Part one of this two-part article provided an overview of Legionnaires’ disease, the source of the bacterium in hospital water systems and aerosol vectors of infection. Part two focuses on the important role that a multidiscipline team plays in managing the legionellosis risk.
Legionellosis, Part 1
Magazine & Journal Articles
Part one of this two-part article provides an overview of Legionnaires’ disease, the source of the bacterium in hospital water systems and aerosol vectors of infection. Part two will focus on the important role that a multidiscipline team plays in managing the legionellosis risk.
Ebola
Magazine & Journal Articles
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released updated Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Hospitalized Patients with Known or Suspected Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever in U.S. Hospitals. Standard, contact, and droplet precautions are recommended for any patients with known or suspected Ebola hemorrhagic fever.
Quick Tips for Critical Partnerships
Magazine & Journal Articles
Gail Fraine, RN, MMHC, BSN, CIC shares tips on minimizing risk and increasing safety when it comes to preventing disease transmission.