"What is a dirty utility room?" Many people believe the answer is that it is where soiled linens go. But as environmental services (EVS) providers in hospitals and workers in other types of medical cleaning services know, this is not correct. A dirty utility room,...
Hospital environmental services (EVS) providers were once providers of hospital cleaning services. Today, however, as more patients seek help from urgent care or other outpatient medical facilities, an increasing number of EVS technicians may never set foot in a...
If you recently hired a commercial cleaning services provider after not doing so for a while, you may have been shocked. It’s not like it was in the old days when providers of commercial janitorial services promised a thorough cleaning of everything for one low price....
Note: This is the third in a series of how EVS providers and facility managers can help their hospitals become more sustainable. Environmental services (EVS) providers have more of a role to play in making hospitals more sustainable than many realize. As discussed in...
EVS & FM Working Together to Reduce Energy Consumption Note: This is the second in a series of how EVS providers and facility managers can help their hospitals become more sustainable. Sustainability in hospitals is essential from an environmental viewpoint, but...
How Hospital EVS Providers Can Scale Back Their Water Usage This is the first in a series of how EVS providers and facility managers can help their hospitals become more sustainable. The studies on hospital water usage are abundant—and alarming. Yet there are ways...
Most people consider hospitals a place of healing. Yet hospitals are one of the most hazardous places to work, and healthcare environmental services (EVS) providers face many unique dangers daily. The Risks for EVS Healthcare Workers In 2019, U.S. hospitals recorded...
7 Unique Challenges Today's EVS for Hospitals Face There is a lot for workers in healthcare housekeeping services to keep up with these days, starting with their name. Once referred to as janitorial or custodial services, this morphed into hospital or healthcare...
For hospital environmental services (EVS), being well-versed in infection prevention and infection control is vital to their safety and well-being and that of hospital patients, staff, and visitors. However, not all hospital cleaning services workers realize the...
It was once believed hospital cleaning services only needed to clean the floors in the facility once a day, and maybe not even that often, depending on the area’s use. In fact, in 2003, the CDC maintained, “Floors generally have low patient exposure (i.e., are...
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 and its Delta and Omicron variants, can linger in the air for several hours, if not longer. It can also infect people at distances of up to 6 feet; in some “preventable circumstances,” such as in enclosed spaces with...
Servicon recently completed a two-month study on the best cleaning methodology for hospital environmental services (EVS). The study compared three different cleaning protocols used by Servicon’s hospital EVS workers to determine which might be most effective. The...
What disinfectant is nontoxic, practical, available, and flexible enough for use by hospital environmental services (EVS for hospitals) in a wide variety of areas? OK, the article’s title might have provided a clue, but if you guessed hypochlorous acid (HOCl), you are...
People often ask, "Why should I outsource cleaning services?" or "Can commercial janitorial services save you money?" These are good questions. Equally important is the answer provided by a professional commercial cleaning services company you are considering hiring....
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is an infectious disease that hospital environmental services (EVS) and other hospital cleaning services must be familiar with to help prevent its spread. Facts EVS for Hospitals Should Know About MRSA MRSA is a...
For many people, the recent holidays didn’t feature the large family get-togethers they did in years past. In fact, for many, it felt like a replica of December 2020, when even masks and social distancing weren’t enough. Meanwhile, for those specializing in commercial...
Much is written about the role of hospital environmental services (EVS) in the fight against healthcare-acquired infections (HAIS) for a good reason. EVS for hospitals plays a significant role in reducing many types of HAIs, including Clostridioides (formerly known as...
Servicon is pleased to share some exciting news: Our facilities have received the prestigious ENERGY STAR® rating from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).To receive this certification, a building must rank in the top 25% of its kind in energy efficiency....
How Servicon attracts, hires, and retains the best workers in the industry It is no secret that the employee turnover rate in the janitorial and commercial cleaning services industry is high. Estimates vary, but one in-depth study found the rate averages 200% but can...
At Servicon, we developed Focused Rounding because we believe it is an essential component of any effective environmental services (EVS) for hospitals program. This proprietary process helps us validate that EVS is meeting and exceeding the level of service specified...
Studies show that the empathetic treatment of patients can lead to: Faster patient healing Improved adherence to medications Reduced malpractice cases More positive patient outlook Higher patient rating of overall hospital stay. Research indicates that physicians...
Servicon conducts a biannual Client Survey to ensure our environmental services (EVS) for hospitals and other commercial cleaning services are meeting and exceeding our customers' expectations. The Spring 2021 Client Survey yielded a net promoter score (NPS) of 72,...
Servicon is constantly looking for ways to enhance and ensure the quality of its environmental services (EVS) for hospitals while streamlining processes for EVS hospital staff. With this goal in mind, Servicon has adopted the innovative Smart Facility Software Suite®....
Image Source: ecolab.com The use of proper infection-prevention protocols by environmental services (EVS) for hospitals and other healthcare settings is vital. This makes training new hospital and healthcare EVS workers and ensuring all EVS team members are following...