Operations Related to Environmental Hygiene
SUSTAINABILITY
HealthPartners, Providence Health and others cut down on unnecessary food expenditures.
NEWS
Also this week: HHS updates radiation emergency medical management resources.
INFECTION PREVENTION
Monitoring of staff by med students increases compliance, cuts infections.
INFECTION PREVENTION
Angus approved by Vancouver hospital to search high and low for the scent of C. difficile.
2016 ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT OF THE YEAR: UP TO 199 BEDS
Wentworth-Douglass Hospital employees engage in process improvement to bolster efficiency.
2016 ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT OF THE YEAR: 200–500 BEDS
Standardized processes, strategic scheduling, attention to analytics help Gundersen to soar higher.
NEWS
Also this week: Joint Commission asks new survey questions, and HHS announces $100 million for health centers.
INFECTION PREVENTION
More than 100 hospitals and nursing facilities have participated in the program since 2010.
INFECTION PREVENTION
Study reports that regional coordination among hospitals helps reduce HAIs.
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
HLAC President John Scherberger, FAHE, CHESP, REH, on improving safety for all who come in contact with hospital linens.