Medical Office Cleaning
Hospitals, Doctors Offices, Dentist Offices, Clinics, Medical Labs, Assisted Living and Nursing Home
Medical Office Cleaning in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh PA has many famous hospitals, research and development centers, medical and healthcare offices, and laboratories. These include the Allegheny General Hospital, the UPMC Clinical Lab Building, UPMC Shadyside on Centre Avenue, UPMC University Center on Lytton Avenue, and UPMC Mercy Southside Outpatient Center on Jane Street. These medical offices, outpatient departments, and hospitals offer healthcare services to the inhabitants of the metropolitan region. Many teaching hospitals offer training to healthcare professionals, while laboratories and research and development centers are engaged in learning more to improve the health of people around the world.
Commercial cleaning teams are fully trained in the use of disinfectants and sanitizing agents that kill microorganisms, viruses, and disease-carrying bacteria. The Commercial Janitorial cleaning staff is also fully equipped and knowledgeable about professional cleaning methods required according to OSHA standards of hygiene and sanitation as well as hazardous waste operations and safety management of hazardous chemicals. Professional cleaning teams wear protection when cleaning in contaminated spaces and are fully insured. Professional cleaners are hired after background and health checks.
Basic Cleaning of waiting areas
Carpets may be stem cleaned while vinyl floors are mopped clean with disinfectants. Floor mats are also swept clean and disinfected. Chairs and couches are wiped down or sprayed with disinfectant. Upholstery may be steam cleaned to kill any microorganisms. Tables are wiped down with disinfectants, as are all areas which come into contact with people's hands, such as counters.
Cleaning exam rooms and offices
When an exam room is cleaned, the first thing a professional cleaner will do is to clean any liquids or spills. These are soaked up and disposed of in a responsible way. Organic waste is gathered and disposed of separately. Then any debris or rubbish is cleaned from counters, exam tables, and chairs. The floors will be swept, vacuumed, and then dry and wet mopped. A chemical disinfecting solution is used on a microfiber cloth to disinfect any chairs, door handles, and all other surfaces. A chemical cleaning solution will also be used to disinfect the floors. The checklist of cleaning an exam room will include the entrances, that is, doors, entryways, and floors. Exam tables are wiped down, and surfaces under exam tables are also cleaned. Lining papers are replaced, and disinfectant is applied. The cleaning equipment, for example, the microfiber mop, which is used in one exam room, will not be used in another. Color-coded microfiber equipment is used to make sure cleaning equipment is specific for each area.
Cleaning Restrooms in medical offices
The restroom floor is swept, mopped, and disinfected. Fixtures such as faucets, dryers, and soap dispensers and bright work are dusted and wiped with disinfecting solution. Toilets, urinals, sinks, showers, or tubs will be washed, disinfected, and sterilized with sterilizing cleaning solutions. Counters are also wiped clean and disinfected.
HVAC cleaning in medical facilities
The pipes, ducts, and vents that make up the HVAC system must be cleaned of any dust, dirt, molds, and microorganisms, which can accumulate over time. Clogged ducts and vents impede the working of the heating and air conditioning system and increase bills. Moreover, dusty, moldy, or bacteria-filled pipes in the building will decrease the quality of air in the building. This will add a further burden to the health of already ill patients as dust and molds can exuberate symptoms of respiratory tract problems.
Disinfection and Sterilization
Chemical sanitizers used in Pittsburgh are regulated by the EPA and the state government. Common chemical sanitizers used by professional cleaning companies are chlorine, alcohol, hydrogen peroxide, quaternary ammonium compounds, and iodine. All frequently touched surfaces such as door handles and doorknobs, chairs, chair arms, tables, and counters are wiped down with the disinfecting solution. A single disinfecting solution is used at a time according to its specific instructions for use.
Waste disposal of toxic, contaminated and other waste materials
Professional cleaning services will dispose of toxic or biological waste material in a safe and secure way without spreading contamination in any way. With the help of commercial cleaning services, healthcare workers, patients, and the general public can remain safe from the hazardous effects of microorganisms, bacteria, and viruses, which can spread through careless handling of waste.
For insured, excellently trained and fully equipped medical office cleaning services in the Pittsburgh regioncontact Commercial Janitorial's Pittsburgh office as soon as possible to arrange cleaning services for your medical office.
Trained Medical Facility Cleaning Staff
There may be extra medical cleaning staff training required for our health-care janitorial employees and close supervision to assure the medical facility is cleaned correctly. Specialized medical grade equipment, health-care appropriate chemicals, and supplies to meet the requirements of a particular health-care facility. Laws governing medical facilities such as hospitals, clinics, assisted living facilities in your state may require you, as an employer in the health care industry, to provide your employees with biomedical hazard communication training, shots and vaccines for hepatitis, and instructions for the proper disposal of biohazard materials cleaned.
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Services
In addition to general medical cleaning we can also provide doctor's offices, hospitals and other patient facilities with floor care, carpet cleaning, upholstery cleaning, and window cleaning. Smaller health care facilities like private practice Dr's offices, birthing centers, outpatient care and drop in clinics require their own specialized cleaning protocols. Larger health-care facilities like medical labs, public hospitals, private hospitals, children's hospitals and emergency room clinics.
Medical Cleaning Sterilization and Disinfection
Sterilization or disinfection is common requirement for cleaning most areas of a medical facility. Sterilization refers to cleaning with powerful chemicals that destroy all known microbial life. Disinfection is different in that it means killing specific types of pathogens and microorganisms. If required with either procedure you will be using hospital grade disinfectants.
Medical Facility Cleaning Equipment
We pay special attention to mops, cleaning cloths, and buckets. These items are to be cleaned every day, and sometimes after each use. Most medical facilities are cleaned using microfiber cleaning cloths and flat mops, as there is less chance of cross-contamination. It may also be a requirement to use a true HEPA filtered vacuum. A HEPA vacuum cleaner is necessary to protect indoor air quality and prevent microorganisms from becoming airborne.
- hospital
- clinic
- doctor's office
- Dr's office
- dentist office
- dental office
- medical lab
- kidney dialysis centers
- residential car facility
- nursing home
- Surgi-center
- emergency room
- hospice
- MRI center
- adult day care
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Medical Cleaning Rules, Regulations and Laws
When Commercial Janitorial staff is cleaning a medical facility, they must assume that every surface of the physician's office, dentist office or medical office they clean poses a potential risk to themselves, the nurses, doctors, medical staff, patients, and visitors to the facility. Commercial Janitorial staff will follow the regulations established by OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) for mitigating exposure to blood borne pathogens.
Commercial Janitorial will wear proper personal protective equipment (PPE), which includes latex or rubber gloves and possibly eye protection. Wearing PPE assures that cleaning staff will not touch contaminated surfaces and also protects them from splashes and spills of contaminated items like lab samples.
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Medical Cleaning Scheduling
Cleaning hospitals is a challenge because often they are open 24 hours a day. Large area cleaning, such as hard floors or carpets in the hospital, may involve blocking off areas of the hospital until the project is completed. The same holds true for public rest rooms in the hospital. Hospitals, Intensive care units, assisted living facilities and nursing homes may require mitigation of noise caused by vacuum cleaners. In these cases, quiet vacuum cleaners may be used. Many health care facilities are now requiring vacuuming hard surface floors opposed to dust mopping because vacuuming reduces the amount of dust and other particulates that can become airborne throughout the physicians office, medical clinic or hospital.
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