The 2021 CMM In-House/Facility Management Benchmarking Survey Report, which was sponsored by Coastwide Professional, gave a glimpse into how the global pandemic has affected facility managers and in house service providers and new trends being observed. The purpose of this article is to briefly highlight some of the findings from the survey.
Norovirus or commonly known as ‘stomach bug’ is common in the US between the months of September and May (generally cold seasons). Although there is no specific medicine or therapy to treat norovirus, there were things you can do to limit dehydration. Norovirus causes close to a thousand deaths in the United States yearly. The purpose of this article is to develop an easy spill control plan which can be utilized when somebody with norovirus vomits or defecate.
In the healthcare setting, it is very easy for patients to shed viruses, bacteria and other organisms through the skin or through coughing and touching onto clothing, bedding, and other surfaces in the healthcare space. Infections are usually transmitted if contact is made with any of the listed points above. Based on these transmission routes, disinfection strategies are used to stop these germs from spreading.
