Before carrying out advanced or specialised cleaning with steam in Hospitals, the first thing to make sure is that the patient vacates the room and all the equipment and laundry are cleared.
Authorisation must be obtained from Infection Control Manager, who will contact the Housekeeping Department in the Hospital.
Authorisation must be obtained from Infection Control Manager, who will contact the Housekeeping Department in the Hospital.
There are 3 types of room clean: -
- Standard
- Enhanced
- Deep with wall washing
The cleaning process with our Duplex steam at 165 degrees or higher physically removes micro organisms and the organic materials on which they thrive. A standard clean dose not
necessarily destroy micro organism in order to decontaminate effectively all organic material must be remove prior to disinfection or sterilisation.
necessarily destroy micro organism in order to decontaminate effectively all organic material must be remove prior to disinfection or sterilisation.
Disinfection is a process
used to reduce the number of viable micro organism however certain
viruses or bacterial spores may survive and requires sterilisation.
Sterilisation
renders the surface or object free of microorganism including viruses
and bacteria.
During clean procedure, Cleaning Supervisor will organise the cleaning of all non-invasive equipment within the room and areas.
| Types of Clean | Equipment to be cleaned | What areas are required to be cleaned | When to clean |
| Standard Clean | Floor, ledge, patient's locker, table, chair, bins, bed-frame, mattress | All clinical areas, isolation areas, isolation bed, areas | Daily Cleaning |
| Enhanced Clean | Floor, ledge,patient's locker, table, chair, bins, bed-frame,mattress, premier equipments. Walls below waist height, Curtains removed prior to cleaning and re-hung after cleaning completed. | Isolation rooms, isolation bed areas/bays. Ward areas | On patient discharge or transfer. During an outbreak situation. |
| Deep Clean and Wall Washing | Floor, ledge, patient's locker, table, chair, bins, bed-frame, mattress, premier equipments. Walls and ceilings must be washed prior to enhanced cleaning of the area. Curtains removed prior to cleaning. Clinical and household waste bags changed | Clinical areas | When required. To be discussed with Infection Control Team and Facilities |
