Choosing between outsourcing contracts and in-house cleaning services: Dusting off the shadows on hospital environmental hygiene - 23/02/24
Doi : 10.1016/j.ajic.2023.12.007
Silvana Gastaldi, MSc a, ⁎ 
, Daniela Accorgi, MSc b
, Daniela Accorgi, MSc b a National Association of Nurses for Prevention of Hospital Infections (ANIPIO), Italy
b IPC Nurse, Department of Nursing and Obstetrics, Azienda USL Toscana Centro, Florence, Italy
⁎Address correspondence to Silvana Gastaldi, Via Conciliazione 98, 25080 Mazzano, BS, Italy.Via Conciliazione 98MazzanoBS25080Italy
Highlights |
• | EVS outsourcing should ensure financial gain without compromising quality or regulations. |
• | Couple EVS with standardized procedures, risk assessment, and effective monitoring. |
• | Uphold health care hygiene in cleaning service outsourcing. |
Key Words : Infection prevention and control, Contracting, In-house services, Environmental services, Hospital hygiene
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| Conflicts of interest: The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest to disclose in relation to this article. |
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