by Board of Directors | Jan 25, 2023 | Cleaning & Disinfection, Surface Selection, Surface Testing Standards
The 3 Pillars of the Healthcare Surfaces Institute: Validation, Selection, Disinfection Surfaces are a foundational issue in infection prevention. There are many aspects to this complex problem, and it requires a collaborative effort to address them all. The...
by Linda Lybert, Executive Director | Nov 29, 2022 | Cleaning & Disinfection, Surface Selection
A Mattress is an Assembly: Complaints of Fluid-Leaking Patient Mattresses The ability to clean and disinfect surfaces in hospitals is an issue of utmost importance to public health – but is not often discussed with the public. The Washington State Nurses Association...
by Linda Lybert, Executive Director | Sep 14, 2022 | Cleaning & Disinfection
Environmental Services: Taking on Impossible Tasks Every Day It is Environmental Services Week – a time to recognize the teams of healthcare services professionals committed and dedicated to cleaning and disinfecting our healthcare facilities. And the truth is, this...
by Barbara Strain, MA, SM(ASCP), CVAHP, Strategic Board Liaison, AHVAP | Aug 24, 2022 | Cleaning & Disinfection
Recalls of Medical Equipment Due to Cleaning Agent Damage Highlight Need for a Call to Action The Association for Healthcare Value Analysis Professionals (AHVAP) continues to collaborate with the Healthcare Surfaces Institute (HSI) to improve the state of patient care...
by Chris Sullivan, Practice Lead, Zebra Technologies | Jul 20, 2022 | Cleaning & Disinfection
Infection Control in the Digital Age: How to Keep Handheld Devices (and Your Hands) Clean Thorough disinfection of mobile computers, tablets, and other devices is critical in workplaces and public spaces. But there is a right and wrong way to do it. When the pandemic...
by J. Darrel Hicks | May 19, 2022 | Cleaning & Disinfection
How to Ensure that Electrostatic Sprayers Deliver Effective Disinfection In the business of cleaning and disinfecting the patient care environment, the Environmental Services Department (EVS) is asked to perform processes that change a “soiled” room into a “patient...
