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Hospital Study: Cell Phones Carry Dangerous Bacteria
The June issue of the American Journal of Infection Control published a study* that found that 39.6 percent of cell phones used by patients and visitors in a hospital carried potentially dangerous...
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Commercial Cleaning Services: How Are They Priced?
Understanding how commercial cleaning services are priced comes down to the quotation process. Beware of janitorial companies that ask you for the square footage of your building and then give you a...
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Why Coverall®?
In the commercial cleaning industry, you have a lot of choices when selecting a service to best meet the cleaning needs of your company. With all of the options to choose from, it may start to seem as...
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Quantifying Germ Removal
How do you know if your facility is really clean? Peter Sheldon Sr., VP Operations for Coverall Health-Based Cleaning System, was quoted in a recent CMM article to explain the benefits of...
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How clean is “clean”?
How clean is your office? If it looks clean, it must be clean, right? Wrong. Old-fashioned janitorial cleaning services often fail to kill and remove harmful germs. Click here to see a list of the 7...
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Coverall’s Partnership With Dr. Charles Gerba Stresses Infection Prevention
Widely known as “Dr. Germ,” Dr. Charles Gerba is the world’s leading expert on infectious disease. Over the past 20 years, he has authored more than 400 articles and several textbooks on environmental...
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How Important is Cleaning to Critical Care?
In healthcare, the Critical Care department serves some of the sickest or most injured patients who require immediate action. The work is fast-paced, challenging, and follows rigorous standards to...
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Taming the Threat of Nasty Germs
It’s all over the news that bacteria and viruses are growing ever more resistant to drugs, a fact that can be scary if we feel powerless against it. The truth is that we have much more control over the...
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8 Steps to Fight against Emerging Drug-Resistant Bacteria
The scary news is that the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recently identified an emerging threat in hospitals and healthcare facilities from carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae...
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2 Simple Ways to Cut the Risk of Super Bugs
Superbugs all over the news as bacteria and viruses grow more and more resistant to drugs, a scary fact that can make us feel powerless. We have more control over the health and hygiene of our...
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World Health Organization’s Global Annual Hand Hygiene Campaign, SAVE LIVES:...
The World Health Organization (WHO) kicks off their annual global hand hygiene campaign on May 5th. The SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands campaign is a global campaign to improve hand hygiene among...
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Dirty Restrooms Equal Lost Business
The cleanliness of your business’ restroom affects your bottom line. 94% of adults in the U.S. say they would avoid a business after experiencing a dirty restroom in the facility in the past,...
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No Second Chance on a First Impression: How Cleanliness Affects Your Reputation
Patients come to you for high quality care. But the fact is, the cleanliness of your facility can either improve or detract from their first impression of your practice. Studies show that 77% of us...
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Commercial Cleaning: The Missing Link for Infection Control
Every year in the United States, 1.7 million people suffer from Healthcare Associated Infections (HAIs). In fact, 1 out of 20 hospitalized patients will contract an HAI after a stay at a medical...
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