Proper Cleaning of Hospital Operating Rooms: Adhering to AORN Standards and Joint Commission Requirements Hospital operating rooms (ORs) are critical environments where cleanliness and sterility are paramount to patient safety. The meticulous cleaning and disinfection of ORs play a crucial role in preventing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, and maintaining the trust…
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Improving inpatient satisfaction with housekeeping services is essential for creating a positive and comfortable healthcare environment. Patients who feel well-cared for in terms of cleanliness and organization are more likely to have a better overall experience. Here are some strategies to enhance inpatient satisfaction with housekeeping: Remember that patient satisfaction is often influenced by the…
Development matters. It matters to you, personally, your team, your leader, and our organization overall. If you are growing in your role or building your career for the next step, you are energized, excited, and hopeful of what is to come. When you carry this energy, excitement and hope around with you each day at…
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This article is from several years ago but touches on many suggestions we can try today. Best Practices: The Latest & Greatest in Housekeeping and Maintenance Mary P. Malone, MS, JD, CHE, Executive Director, Consulting Services Division An important lesson I’ve learned about patient satisfaction with room cleanliness is that it’s not always…
I wanted to try a new approach with the staff so I shared with them the following in our morning huddle today: Question: What is the first thing that we notice when we enter a hotel room that we have paid for? Answer: We notice if it is clean and smells fresh. (…
Remember that no one is ever rewarded or promoted because of a bad disposition and a negative mental attitude. If you really examine any well-managed organization, you will find that the people who are most successful are those who are positive and helpful, people who always find the time to offer encouragement and praise when…
Recently I was given some feedback that I appeared too confident, and at the time while I did not purposely display such a demeanor the opposite would have been a little more appropriate, or at least, more expected. This is a good thing to be aware of. I appreciate getting this feedback because it was…
“As the leader, your communication sets the tone for interaction among your people” “Two are better than one… and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.” Ecc 4:9,12 I was considering my leadership and the team members that enabled me to be successful. At every hospital I can reflect on those who were the closest…
“I am certainly not one of those who need to be prodded. In fact, If anything, I am the prod” `Winston Churchill. I like this quote because I don’t want to be one who waits to be told, I force myself to take action, to learn something new everyday, and to gently but firmly prod…
When was the last time you were at your doctors office, or (and I hope not) at a hospital, and it was not as clean as you would expect? Unfortunately with the cleaning being demanding physical labor, it takes a good management team to bring out the best in cleaning results. As one who…
Yes, I received your messages and of course, I’m around. I’ve been to Colorado which is so very nice, and I already like more than California, but that is another story. I’ve done a lot of writing and I’ll make sure that I post valuable stuff here at least once or twice a week. Thanks…
Environmental Services departments are constantly being challenged to “do more with less,” to give quality services with fewer resources, especially labor resources. Cleaning is a very labor intensive function and our largest costs relate to labor. A ES manager must constantly be looking for ways to improve labor productivity, either through improved tools or…