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...
Elizabeth Fernandez wears a necklace that reads, "She believed she could, so she did." It's her personal mantra—but it wasn't always. "Before I began working at Servicon, I was in a bad situation," Elizabeth confesses. "I was unemployed, pregnant, and in an unhealthy...
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...
When Michelle Luna agreed to do a favor for a colleague, she didn't realize she was making a career move she would never regret. "One day, my friend Mark, who I worked with in the past, called and asked me if I could work part-time for Servicon overseeing a client's...
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....
When Servicon IT Director, Paul Walters, was 18, he was a carpenter who loved motorcycles. However, when he broke his back in a bad racing accident that paralyzed him and put him in a wheelchair, he knew he had to change careers. Seven years later, Paul joined...
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...
When Wendy Torres graduated from high school, she knew she wanted to help people. So she went into nursing. When she graduated and couldn't secure a nursing job but needed to pay her bills, someone suggested she work at Servicon. She applied and was hired as a...
In 1985, a young Edwin Stephenson needed a job. His friend suggested he come to work at Servicon. Stephenson had no clue what commercial cleaners do, so he went with his friend one night to watch him work. The next day, Stephenson applied and got the job. His plan was...
Luis Reyes was 25, had just gotten married, and was tired of working in retail. His sister suggested he apply for a position at Servicon, where she worked. So, he did and was hired as an area manager for one of the largest aerospace facilities in Newport Beach, CA, at...
Candida auris (C. auris) is a highly infectious yeast—a type of fungus. It is drug-resistant, highly contagious, can live for weeks—if not months—on surfaces, and is often deadly. According to the CDC, more than one in three patients with an invasive C. auris...
"What are the most common healthcare-acquired infections?" is a question we are asked a lot at Servicon. The answer depends on a variety of factors, such as the environment (hospital surgery rooms vs. non-healthcare, for example) and population (healthy adults vs....
When a company says it offers total facility maintenance, what exactly does that mean? The answer isn’t as easy as one might expect since the duties can vary greatly, depending on the industry. For example, the tasks performed by a hospital environmental services...
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the goal of some commercial cleaning services providers was to have the facility look clean. If it looked clean, most people, including building owners and occupants, assumed it was clean. However, the pandemic turned the spotlight on...
On average, environmental services (EVS) technicians spend more time in patients’ rooms than doctors or nurses. Often, finding EVS technicians approachable, patients will express concerns or fears to EVS employees that they may not express to other hospital staff....