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Press Release: AHE Presents 2018 Innovation Award

Press Releases
The Association for the Health Care Environment (AHE) announces the recipient of the 2018 AHE Innovation Award.

Press Release: 2017 AHE Innovation Award

Press Releases
The Association for the Healthcare Environment (AHE) announces Diversey as the fourth ever environmental services industry leader to be presented with AHE’s prestigious Innovation Award.

Press Release: AHE Presents 2018 Recognition Awards

Press Releases
The Association for the Health Care Environment (AHE), of the American Hospital Association, has announced the recipients of the 2018 Recognition Awards for excellence in caring for the environment, volunteer service, mentorship and environmental sustainability.

Clean and Quiet: Realistically Influencing HCAHPS Scores and Outcomes Webinar Handout

Presentation Resource
This presentation provides an overview of Value Based Care and importance of HCAPS (voice of patient), overview of healthcare environment and risk of transmission, and review of current key guidelines for environmental infection prevention.

A Framework for Managing Change Webinar Handout

Presentation Resource
Michael Lee Stallard discusses a framework for managing change.

Preparing for a Chemical or Biological Emergency

Magazine & Journal Articles
While chemical or biological incidents might not be among the top three hazards identified by hospitals in their emergency preparedness plans, environmental services professionals should be aware of the special preparation needed for chemical or biological events.

Floor-Savviness for Environmental Services

We live and work in a world that is moving faster, with demands that seem to pile quicker than our ability to meet them. So what do you do? How do you prioritize your task list? How do you decide on what to have your team focus? Floor-savvy environmental service leaders are finding ways to save one to two hours of downtown per room every year.

Partners in Textile Hygiene

Magazine & Journal Articles
During a session titled “Environmental Services, Infection Prevention, and Health Care Laundry: Partners in Textile Hygiene,” speakers detailed how St. Mary’s (a 391-licensed bed, not-for-profit hospital) partnered with its laundry provider to enhance management practices.

The Changing Face of Environmental Services

Magazine & Journal Articles
Health care professionals are experiencing unprecedented times, and we need to know how to survive in a climate we have never experienced before. What we all should realize is that it is not a phase we are going through; this is our new reality. We need to not only understand it and get used to it, but also prosper in it.

Five Creative Ways to Keep Training Engaging

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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 Franciscan Healthcare in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to brighten up the training and get the staff engaged and involved.