June 2025

Inside the June Issue

 

 

APIC Recommended EVS Staff STRIVE to Maintain Clean, Safe Patient Zones

Through funding from the CDC for the States Targeting Reduction in Infections via Engagement (STRIVE) program, the Association for Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) expects hospital environmental services departments to identify more effective and efficient technical procedures to deliver cleaning services.

APIC says that cleaning staff should understand and know the rationale for all cleaning and disinfection processes, while cleaning managers must develop and maintain policy and procedures that include the areas, surfaces, and equipment that staff clean.

The policy and procedure should also specify the responsibility and frequency of cleaning and disinfecting.

For all environmental cleaning procedures, APIC recommends the following general strategies:

Proceed from cleaner to dirtier areas to avoid spreading dirt and microorganisms. Examples of this include cleaning lowtouch surfaces before high-touch surfaces. Or cleaning patient zones before patient toilets.

Environmental services staff are expected to create a germ-free and safe environment for all residents, employees, and visitors by providing the following:

Cleaning and disinfecting resident and non-resident areas. Removing regular and medical wastes. Washing soiled linen, distributing clean linen, and removing soiled linen.

Any unscheduled or emergency housekeeping services that fall under the routine scope of services of the Environmental
Services Department or that is considered necessary for health, safety, or care.

Evaluating and monitoring the interior of the facility for areas or items needing repair and reporting items to the appropriate
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