Description

Environmental services departments are essential for maintaining hospital operations during an emergency situation. With that in mind, AHE has developed a new recommended practice document that provides multi disciplinary guidance, particularly for environmental services departments on issues and concerns that arise during all phases of a disaster. Beginning with a national overview of government programs currently in place, this document covers the entire spectrum of a disaster; drilling down to aspects encountered by frontline workers. The tool can be used as a facility-wide step-by-step guide for disaster preparedness with an emphasis on cleaning for health, hygiene and safety. This Recommended Practice was developed for AHE by MEDLOG Inc. a private, veteran-owned consulting company dedicated to healthcare disaster preparedness and readiness enhancements. Item Number: 057800