Operational Excellence
Colby C. Morris shares best practices for education, training, and keeping staff engaged in those activities.
Greg May, BA, CHESP highlights upcoming AHE programs and events.
Same old, same old, over and over again. Environmental services leaders are required to train their staff on cleaning procedures, safety topics, and human resources policies. Teaching the same topics year after year gets flat out boring—even for the leaders! Here are some ideas used at Wheaton…
Michael Lee Stallard discusses a framework for managing change.
The Association for the Healthcare Environment (AHE) announces a new certification that will set performance and knowledge criteria for environmental services technicians and provide the means to ensure frontline employees are thoroughly prepared for service in healthcare.
There are many elements that go into emergency response plans, and here we’ve outlined some of the main considerations of a plan as it relates to infection prevention and control and environmental services (EVS). It is EVS’ responsibility to ensure that it is able to provide a safe place for…
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released updated Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Hospitalized Patients with Known or Suspected Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever in U.S. Hospitals. Standard, contact, and droplet precautions are recommended for any patients with known…
Laundry processing of health care linens has experienced a significant shift. From the management of self-operated onsite laundry operations to the use of outsourced external central laundries, hospitals are evaluating the cost efficiencies of both in-house and outsourced processes. To do this,…
The Association for the Healthcare Environment (AHE) announced Greg May, CHESP as the 2015 AHE board president. Elected to At Large seats for the 2015-2017 term are Lisa Ford and Pam Toppel. Appointed Industry Liaison with the approval of the board, was J. Hudson Garrett
The Association for the Healthcare Environment (AHE) announces the recipients of the 2014 Recognition Awards for excellence in caring for the environment, volunteer service, mentorship and environmental sustainability.