The healthcare industry is vital for protecting the health and well-being of millions each day. Patient satisfaction is a top priority among medical professionals and one of the best ways to ensure patient satisfaction is to provide them with a clean and comfortable environment as they recover from illness or injury. However, medical cleaning cannot be taken lightly, it must be done within the guidelines set by leading healthcare institutions such as the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) among others. Hiring a professional that specializes in medical cleaning services will help ensure that your health care facility or medical office is clean, sanitary, and in compliance with industry standards.
The following are the most important reasons to hire a professional for healthcare cleaning services:
1. Consistent Professional Services
When it comes to commercial maintenance, most industries consider the benefits of hiring an in-house janitorial staff versus hiring an outside company to handle the cleaning. Medical office cleaning requires a high level of skill and expertise to ensure that the facility and the equipment are cleaned and sterilized effectively. This means that hiring an in-house staff to clean a healthcare facility may require specialized training which will cost the facility more money. By hiring healthcare cleaning professionals like ServiceMaster of North Texas, you will get professionals that are already trained and experienced to clean and sterilize your healthcare facility according to industry standards.
2. Compliance
The healthcare industry has many standards when it comes to the condition of healthcare facilities and medical offices and it is very important to meet these standards. The healthcare cleaning professionals of ServiceMaster of North Texas have been thoroughly trained through our Patient-Centered Cleaning Program (PCCP) to provide quality medical cleaning services with patient satisfaction in mind. We also understand the regulatory standards of the CDC, APIC, JCAHO, HIPAA, AORN, and other medical institutions so you can rest assured that your facility or office is compliant. Cleaning services that are done in compliance with these regulatory standards will help avoid costly violations and ensure a healthy environment for your patients and staff.
3. Healthy and Sterile Environment
Quality cleaning and sanitization in healthcare facilities and medical offices helps to limit the spread of disease or infection between patients and from the patients to the staff. Providing a healthy environment that allows your patients to recover is of extreme importance but you must also protect the health of your staff that cares for patients with contagious illnesses each day. A healthier staff will provide more effective care and miss less time due to illness. A professional that specializes in healthcare cleaning has an understanding of how to prevent cross-contamination as well as the proper ways to disinfect the equipment.
4. Profitability for Medical Professionals
As mentioned earlier, patient satisfaction is the most important principle in the healthcare industry, and maintaining a clean and sterile environment will increase your profitability by attracting more patients. People do not like going to hospitals, medical offices, or healthcare facilities that are dirty or in poor condition. A clean and sterile office or facility will improve your reputation as a quality healthcare provider which will draw in more patients.
Medical offices and healthcare facilities need consistent cleaning and sanitization because of the germs and bacteria that pass through on a daily basis. By hiring certified healthcare cleaning professionals, you can expect quality cleaning services that create a healthy environment for your patients and staff, compliance with industry regulations, and a good reputation which will attract more patients. ServiceMaster of North Texas provides quality healthcare cleaning services for all types of medical offices and facilities in the Dallas, TX area. Give us a call at (972) 284-0757 for more information about our healthcare cleaning services.
