SteamCare-ing for healthcare
Here we learn all about the benefits of SteamCare in the healthcare industry from OspreyDeepclean.
In ‘The Researching Effective Approaches to Cleaning Hospitals (REACH)’ study, Jennifer Han, MD, MSCE, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, said: “With the environment playing an ever-greater role in transmission of multidrug-resistant organisms and gastrointestinal illnesses, it is important to have consistent cleaning procedures.”
There’s a huge variety in different types of healthcare facilities that exist and as such, there isn’t a ‘one-size fits all’ approach to cleaning and sanitising procedures in the healthcare industry.
When comparing a hospital against a care home, for instance, there are patient beds – which are often the same types of beds – medical devices, amenity areas, staff rooms, food preparation areas. However, the disparities in the scope of work, resource availability, personnel, etc. between just these two types of settings (not to mention respite homes, hospices, acute care hospitals, urgent care settings, rehabilitation settings and more) in order to maintain a safe and healthy environment is staggering.
Hospitals will typically have access to contractors and/ or specialised cleaning teams and amenity staff but, care homes will typically not have access to the same, instead being reliant on multi-tasked nurses and staff to deal with household cleaning tasks. These nuances, whether they're the frequency or division of labour, should be decided by operators and managers.
The one thing that managers within these settings can ensure is that cleaning operators are equipped with the most appropriate tools and training in how to use them effectively. This is where OspreyDeepclean, the pioneering manufacturers and suppliers of dry steam cleaners, can help.
Han also stated: “The cleaning of hard surfaces in hospital rooms is critical for reducing HAIs”. It’s well documented that dry steam cleaners have been proven to remove Salmonella, Listeria, Monocytogenes, Staph Aureus, MRSA, Saccharomyces, Cerevisiae, Bacillus Cereus, TVC 37, TVC 22 and Clostridium Difficile by greater than 99.9% through the effective vapour penetration of surface soiling and dried-on residues, detergency and mechanical action.
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Importantly, our cleaners, such our SteamCare Steam & Vac Pro, are also effective in combatting the spread of Coronavirus (achieving a greater than 5-log reduction against modified Ankara, based in EN 16615, the surrogate test virus).
Dry Steam Vapour (DSV) cleaning technology is more effective for cleaning and sanitising these hard surfaces over traditional chemical disinfectant, especially in healthcare environments.
One of the worst harbourers of pathogens within healthcare environments, whether that’s on the ward or individual rooms, are wooden laminated surfaces – especially bedside trays and bedside tables that attach to patient beds. The varnishes/veneers/waxes are meant to seal off the naturally porous surface of wood, however any existing chips or cracks and the overuse of chemical disinfectant can remove this protective outer layer. The microscopic caverns that are exposed are breeding grounds for microbial lifeforms.
The pathogens that can harbour beneath will persist if not removed properly, bleach isn’t enough as it does not remove the initial soiling, meaning the surface will never be sanitised. Dry steam effectively penetrates deep into the pores, saturating the wood to lift the soiling, which is then removed with either purpose-designedmops and tools or microfibre cloths. The benefits of dry steam continue; without the use and reliance on chemicals to clean, there’s a reduced cost and danger of exacerbating existing respiratory problems in patients or cleaning operatives.
Our 12-month study with TNO and University College London Hospitals demonstrated the safety and effectiveness of our steam cleaning systems and tools, in both controlled cleanroom laboratories, and recreated hospital environments.
For over 20 years we have been supplying the best machines for infection control to the NHS, care homes and respite homes: our SteamCare range. Our experts continue to deliver hands-on training to key operators and training officers/managers on how to use the machines most effectively and how to use our dedicated healthcare tools.
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