Hospital
housekeepers are responsible for sustaining a sterile environment in all areas
of the hospital by cleaning rooms, making beds, replenishing linens and
maintaining floors.
Cleaning
and disinfecting in hospitals can prevent the spread of infectious diseases.
Hospital
housekeepers routinely clean patient rooms, nursing units, surgical areas,
administrative offices, laboratory areas, waiting areas and public restrooms,
as well as launder all hospital linen.
Objective of Housekeeping in Hospitals:
-General Sanitation, Cleanliness and comfortable
environment
-Ensuring safety of Staff , patients, and relatives
-Quality control of equipments and cleaning agents
-Proper record keeping and feedback
Broadly the duties can be classified as:
Linen Management – Housekeeping Manage most
of the linen used in hospitals like gowns, towels, beddings etc on daily basis
Hygiene – Housekeepers clean, mop and
sterilize all areas of the hospitals including waiting, operating and diagnostic
rooms. After every discharge of Patient, Housekeepers clean and disinfect the
room.
Patients Rooms – Housekeepers keep all
the patients rooms clean and ready for next admission
Housekeepers
use various Chemicals, disinfectants to clean the floors, wash rooms, linen,
equipment, furniture etc
Waste Disposal – Housekeepers collect
waste from different kinds of rooms, operatory, clinics etc, classify as per
the rules and policy of the hospital and transport the trash to respected
disposal areas
The
Housekeeping department in hospitals requires a Team work help in prevention
and minimizing of the effect of microorganisms in the environment. Regular
training of the staff is done with a training calendar in place.
01 June 2018