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July 24, 2017

The Brave New World of EVS by George Clarke

In this article from IEHA’s Executive Housekeeping Today, UMF Corporation CEO George Clarke makes the case for “overcoming the single initiative mindset” in the battle against HAIs in favor of an enterprise-wide multimodal intervention program. And he says EVS staff compose the true first line of defense in providing a safe patient environment and reducing HAIs.

Proper hand-washing and medical checklists have little effect if patients are cared for and operated on in environments contaminated with infectious disease agents.

To download a PDF of the full article, click here.