Environmental Services Week 2025 - Celebrate Hospital EVS Teams

September 14-20, 2025 | #EVSWeek

Environmental Services Week is a time to show appreciation for the dedicated EVS personnel that ensure health care facilities across the country are clean, safe places for patients, their families and other staff members. With all the challenges and changes the last few years have brought, these staff members have remained resilient in their efforts to protect others from dangerous pathogens.

Celebrate Environmental Services Week with Themed Gifts!

EVS Week gifts are an easy way to show your appreciation for your team and raise awareness of the environmental services department at your facility. When you purchase EVS Week products from AHE's official supplier, you generate royalties so AHE can continue to offer training, education, resources and more!

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Free Education and Resources

WEBINAR
Restroom Reimagined: Helping Enhance the Patient Experience and EVS Efficiency with IoT Smart Technology

Tuesday, September 16 | 12:00 - 1:00 PM CT

Celebrate EVS Week with this sponsored webinar by Kimberly-Clark Professional. Discover how smart restroom technology such as Onvation with SmartFit is helping EVS teams improve cleanliness, reduce waste and support patient care through real-time alerts and predictive analytics.

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AHE Word Search

Download and share with your team to highlight important EVS terms!

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Word Search Answer Key

AHE Trivia Game

Test your knowledge and see how you do with environmental services trivia!

Download Trivia PowerPoint

Answers are written in the notes of each slide.

EVS Department of the Year 2025 Award

AHE and Tork, an Essity brand, are honored to recognize these facilities with the EVS Department of the Year Award 2025. The winners were announced during the Exchange25 Summit in Columbus this year.

See the Winners

Are You a CHESP?

Encourage other environmental services professionals to pursue their CHESP certification this EVS Week! You're invited to share your certification story so aspiring CHESPs can fully realize all the benefits and value of CHESP certification.

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Certified Health Care Envrionmental Services Professional (CHESP)

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Celebration Ideas for You and Your Team

Swag Bags: Browse EVS Week items like reusable water bottles, t-shirts, bags and more!
Peer Recognition Board: Let team members nominate each other for shout-outs.
Snack Stations: Set up a snack bar with healthy treats and drinks.
Raffle Drawings: Daily or end-of-week raffles for prizes.
Team Photo Day: Take group photos and share them with #EVSWeek
EVS Spotlight Stories: Share stories of team members’ impact in internal communications.

Kickoff Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner: Host a catered meal to start the week.
Trivia Games: Host quizzes about environmental services and sustainability.
Scavenger Hunt: A fun, team-based activity around the facility.
Certificates of Excellence: Recognize outstanding contributions with awards.
Wall of Gratitude: Create a bulletin board where staff and patients can post thank-you notes.
Photo Contest: “A Day in the Life of EVS” – showcase work through photos.
Pop-Up Party Cart: Rolls through work areas with music, treats, and decorations.