When Servicon Operations Manager, Juan Vasquez, walked by a woman sitting in a chair alone, he could tell something was wrong. She looked pale and troubled. Because he worked on the cancer treatment floor of the hospital, Juan knew that it’s likely she just finished a...
The CDC reports healthcare acquired infections (HAIs) account for an estimated 1.7 million infections and 99,000 associated deaths each year. Statistics such as these highlight the importance of hospital environmental services (EVS) workers and their role in infection prevention.
Hospital environmental services (EVS) technicians face many challenges. Some are obvious. Others are subtler and call for a unique skill set. Here are six character traits to look for in new hires and cultivate in your current EVS healthcare team.
Prevention of hospital-acquired infections (HAI) has always been one of the biggest challenges for EVS departments. Despite all the measures taken, HAIs still affect about 722,000 U. S. hospital patients per year and are responsible for approximately 75,000 deaths....
When facilities operate at scale, cleaning should support the same operational standards that guide the rest of the organization. Servicon builds structured programs that protect daily operations, strengthen accountability, and keep environments performing the way they should.