Cross-contamination in hospitals is an issue which if not taken seriously could become hazardous. A hospital is where people expect cleaning to be immaculate in all aspects and no chances of infection being cross-contaminated. However, medical professionals struggle day and night besides treating patients, to ensure well cleaned & sanitized surroundings. Hence, Shine It Up Clean It Up brings you some effective ways to reduce cross-contamination in your healthcare facility:
Wash your hands: You may think this is the last thing you needed to hear about controlling cross contamination in a hospital. Though everyone knows about the importance of washing hands, yet most fail to practice it properly every time they do it. Hands should be washed vigorously for at least 20 seconds with warm soap and water. Hence, the whole hospital staff should be encouraged to make this a daily habit before they drink, eat, or get in direct contact with a patient.
Organize an infection control policy: Create a policy which could help your staff detail the patients which have the highest risk of contracting or passing HAIs (Hospital Acquired Infections). This policy should enlist information about when a patient should be placed on isolation precautions and when to prevent his contact with other patients, staff, and more.
Provide infection control education: In order to ensure maximum safety in and around the premise, all the staff members should be educated on how to identify and prevent the spread of common infections. And this practice should be repeated on a regular basis so the staff could be updated on the latest infection control methods, and new staff members also get educated on the same.
Disinfect & keep surfaces clean: Every corner in the premises should be properly cleaned & disinfected with the industry grade sanitizer. It should include regular cleaning of areas like break-rooms, cafeterias, and corridors, so no virus could accidentally contaminate between patients, visitors, and the hospital staff.
Prevent Patients from walking barefoot: This is something which we all might have witnessed in a hospital, watching some patients walking barefoot in the hospital premise. There is always a risk of Doctors, nurses, or other hospital staff carrying pathogens into the patient’s room or other areas. Thus, it is advisable to make sure that patients always wear non-slip socks/ slippers while walking in the hospital premises.
Change linen regularly: Linens should not be on beds for a long period, as it may generate viruses or bacteria. A record should be maintained on when to change linen to ensure safe beds. And the dirty linen should be well cleaned & sanitized in the laundry.
Hire a professional: Sanitary is something which should not be compromised with. And when it is about the health of your patients, only an experienced medical cleaning service provider is what you can rely on. Shine It Up Clean It Up has extensive experience of working with a variety of healthcare establishments including cancer centres, pharmacy and fusion centres, clinics, hospitals, doctor surgeries, dental surgeries and rehabilitation units. We understand the importance of providing a safe and reliable service to our healthcare clients and we offer the best healthcare cleaning services which are set to meet and exceed your expectations.
Shine It Up Clean It Up as a leading Commercial Cleaning Services provider has more than 20 years of experience. We have been working with multinational companies as well as smaller independent businesses as their disinfectant cleaning services, commercial janitorial service, medical cleaning services provider in Orange County, California.
