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The hospital facilities manager may not be directly involved in medical treatment but they could still be seen as part of its healthcare team because the role includes maintaining high standards of hygiene and efficiency in the building’s ventilation systems.

Hygiene in a hospital is about more than ensuring that surfaces are regularly cleaned and that staff, visitors and patients should wash their hands frequently to prevent the spread of potentially-dangerous infections like MRSA.

The transmission of airborne infection is a crucial issue for hospitals, where patients are particularly vulnerable to infection. Maintaining good air hygiene in hospitals is therefore an essential part of its cleaning regime.

MRSA is known to be able to survive on surfaces or skin scales for up to 80 days and spores of Clostridium difficile may last even longer. So while they may not directly transmit from person to person through the air, any skin particles that collect as dust in ducting systems and other hard to clean places could potentially be a risk to patients.

Tuberculosis (TB; Mycobacterium tuberculosis), on the other hand, is transmitted in the air and can be a source of outbreak in hospitals.Air hygiene ventilation hygiene ductwork maintenance ductwork cleaning ventilation cleaning Continue reading →