Housekeeping Service Role In Infection Prevention

The role of the housekeeping or environmental cleaning personnel is critical to the control and prevention of infections in the hospital. It is a team effort to which all hospital workers play a part – doctors, nurses at the bedside, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, physical therapists, surgery technicians in the Operating Rooms, cooks in the kitchen and housekeepers who work throughout the busy hospital to maintain a clean environment.   

Bacteria are able to survive in dust and on bedrails, phones, nurse call buttons, curtains and other surfaces for long periods. Hand hygiene is important for all hospital workers but without a clean environment, hands will quickly become decontaminated. 

Antibiotic–resistant bacteria ("super bugs") have also been unleashed in hospitals and they can survive on common touch-points for up to 56 or more days.

Prevention of healthcare associated infections depends on a clean and properly disinfected patient room. In order to reduce the number of infections in the hospital, it is extremely important that housekeepers understand their role, proper cleaning procedures and the soaps or chemical solutions they use for cleaning. 

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